# N26378: 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: March 21, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=26378
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26378

## Aircraft that carried N26378

- [Cancelled 1991-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26378-1991-03-21): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A0517. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Fletcher Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLETCHER%20AVIATION%20INC), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26378-1955-10-21): Aeronca 50-F, S/N F 8380, built 1940. Owner: [Sierra Benjamin](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20BENJAMIN), [Rio Piedras, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/Rio%20Piedras)

## NTSB investigations on N26378 (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 FTW87FA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW87FA130), May 27, 1987: Grumman AA5A (N26378), Malakoff, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N26378 (3)

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 19870526016059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870526016059A), May 26, 1987: Gulstm AA5A (N26378), Malakoff, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit. Forced landing on a dam. Bounced. Came to rest in the lake. An exhaust valve failure was reponsible.
- [Incident 19810612043179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810612043179I), Jun 12, 1981: Grumav AA5A (N26378), Columbia, MO, Minor damage. Za pilot noted left wing deform in area of fuel tank. Fuel selector changed to right tank. Found mud in left vent.
- [Incident 19780917019389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780917019389I), Sep 17, 1978: Gulstm AA5A (N26378), Ft Worth, TX, Minor damage. Pilot flared too soon onlanding, tail struck runway.

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