# N278ML: 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: May 22, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278ML
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278ML

## Aircraft that carried N278ML

- [Cancelled 2015-05-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278ML-2015-05-22): Bellanca 8KCAB, S/N 30177, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nelson Roger](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20ROGER), [Casa Grande, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Casa%20Grande)

## NTSB investigations on N278ML (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 SEA97FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97FA037), Dec 14, 1996: Bellanca 8KCAB (N278ML), Eagle Point, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the first pilot (flight instructor) to initiate proper aircraft control, and his failure to perform the adequate remedial action to recover from an intentional inverted spin.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N278ML (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 19961214039359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961214039359A), Dec 14, 1996: Bbavia 8KCAB (N278ML), Eagle Point, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. CFI unable recover from inverted training spin. Student bailed out. CFI remained in seat. Aircraft over gross wt.
- [Incident 19790621016659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790621016659I), Jun 21, 1979: Blanca 8KCAB (N278ML), Seattle, WA, Minor damage. Right rear window panel blown out during execution of a cuban 8

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