# N278AY: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: April 24, 2023
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278AY
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278AY

## Aircraft that carried N278AY

- [Cancelled 2023-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278AY-2023-04-24): Airbus Industrie A330-323, S/N 0388, built 2001. Owner: [American Airlines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20AIRLINES%20INC), [Fort Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Fort%20Worth)

## NTSB investigations on N278AY (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 DCA18WA238](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA18WA238), Jun 29, 2018: Airbus A330 (N278AY), Gander, Canada, incident, no damage

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