# N2578A: 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: February 9, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2578A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2578A

## Aircraft that carried N2578A

- [Cancelled 2018-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2578A-2018-02-09): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 38-78A0762, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Detwiler Daniel W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DETWILER%20DANIEL%20W), [Independence, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Independence)
- [Cancelled 1970-12-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2578A-1970-12-31): Piper PA-22-135, S/N 22-872. Owner: [Maher Jerome M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MAHER%20JEROME%20M), [San Francisco, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Francisco)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2578A (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.

- [Incident 19850426025059I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850426025059I), Apr 26, 1985: Piper PA38112 (N2578A), Waukesha, WI, Minor damage. Struck dirt embankment and sheared main gear off. Proceeded to deparature point and landed in grass.

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