# N1978Q: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: September 19, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1978Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978Q

## Aircraft that carried N1978Q

- [Cancelled 2013-09-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978Q-2013-09-19): Ferrell-Snowbird Exciter FERRELL SNOWBIRD EXC, S/N 001, built 2006. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ferrell James D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FERRELL%20JAMES%20D), [Mercer, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Mercer)
- [Cancelled 2002-09-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978Q-2002-09-09): Cessna 177RG, S/N 177RG0378, built 1973. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Priority Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRIORITY%20AIR%20INC), [Watertown, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Watertown)

## NTSB investigations on N1978Q (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI00FA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00FA123), Apr 27, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N1978Q), Watertown, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were the dark night, clouds, and rain.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1978Q (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20000426037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000426037389A), Apr 26, 2000: Cessna 177RG (N1978Q), Watertown, SD, No damage. (-23) At 2155 cdst on 4/26/00, N1978Q, a Cessna 177RG flown by zane william purcella operated by priority air of Watertown, s.d., crashed approx. eight miles…
- [Incident 19930713039639I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930713039639I), Jul 13, 1993: Cessna 177RG (N1978Q), Joplin, MO, Minor damage. Pilot forgot to lower landing gear. Landed gear up.

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