# N21978: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: October 20, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=21978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N21978

## Aircraft that carried N21978

- [Cancelled 2017-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21978-2017-10-20): Firefly Balloons FIREFLY 6B, S/N F6B-2003, built 2004. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Bolton Kenneth D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOLTON%20KENNETH%20D), [Carlisle, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Carlisle)
- [Cancelled 1981-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21978-1981-05-05): Cessna 150L, S/N 15074584, built 1973. Owner: [Mariposa Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARIPOSA%20CORP), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 1950-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21978-1950-02-01): Rearwin 8125, S/N 801, built 1939. Owner: [Thomas E W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/THOMAS%20E%20W), [Burbank, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Burbank)

## NTSB investigations on N21978 (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 FTW76DRA24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76DRA24), Feb 25, 1976: Cessna 150 (N21978), Addicks, TX, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N21978 (1)

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 19760225003819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760225003819A), Feb 25, 1976: Cessna 150L (N21978), Addicks, TX, Substantial damage. Plts first solo. No eng malfunction found.

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