# N3978X: 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: March 13, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3978X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3978X

## Aircraft that carried N3978X

- [Cancelled 2018-03-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3978X-2018-03-13): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-7535381, built 1975. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Century Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTURY%20AIR%20INC), [Fort Lauderdale, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Fort%20Lauderdale)

## NTSB investigations on N3978X (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 NYC81DHD35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHD35), Aug 7, 1981: Piper PA-28R (N3978X), Robbinsville, NJ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3978X (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 19810807050819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810807050819A), Aug 7, 1981: Piper PA28R200 (N3978X), Robbinsville, NJ, Substantial damage. Leveled off too high on landing bounced and came down on nose wheel. Impact collapsed nose wheel. Other damage.

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