# N3178C: 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: September 27, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3178C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3178C

## Aircraft that carried N3178C

- [Cancelled 2012-09-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3178C-2012-09-27): Cessna R182, S/N R18200249, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bontecou George E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BONTECOU%20GEORGE%20E%20JR), [Reno, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Reno)
- [Cancelled 1960-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3178C-1960-02-09): Cessna 180, S/N 30977. Owner: [Chadderton Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHADDERTON%20AIR%20SERVICE)

## NTSB investigations on N3178C (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 LAX88LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88LA111), Feb 22, 1988: Cessna R182 (N3178C), San Andreas, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3178C (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 19880222003169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880222003169A), Feb 22, 1988: Cessna R182 (N3178C), San Andreas, CA, Destroyed. Landed long, elected to go around and struck a fence off end of runway. Dark night and low pilot skill factors.

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