# N4178B: 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: August 1, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4178B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4178B

## Aircraft that carried N4178B

- [Cancelled 2012-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178B-2012-08-01): Aero Commander 520, S/N 520-85, built 1953. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Enid, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Enid)

## NTSB investigations on N4178B (3)

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 FTW79DRD16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DRD16), Mar 4, 1979: Aero Comm 520 (N4178B), New Orleans, LA, destroyed
- [NTSB MKC78DCG06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DCG06), Oct 29, 1977: Aero Comdr 520 (N4178B), Lamar, MO, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC77FER09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FER09), Dec 7, 1976: Aero Comdr 520 (N4178B), St Paul, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4178B (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 19790304004079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790304004079A), Mar 4, 1979: Rkwell 520 (N4178B), LA, Destroyed. Acft lost an engine 200 miles south of new orleans. Ditched in the ocean.
- [Accident 19771029033169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771029033169A), Oct 29, 1977: Rkwell 520 (N4178B), Lamar, MO, Substantial damage
- [Accident 19761207040499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761207040499A), Dec 7, 1976: Rkwell 520 (N4178B), St Paul, MN, Substantial damage. Right gear light did not indicate green light prior to landing.

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