# N4178Q: 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: August 15, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4178Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4178Q

## Aircraft that carried N4178Q

- [Cancelled 1997-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Q-1997-08-15): Northrop F-5A, S/N 701374. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [Eidetics International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EIDETICS%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Torrance, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Torrance)
- [Cancelled 1991-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178Q-1991-03-29): Cessna 310N, S/N 310N0078. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Flying Sch Of The Cascades Inc DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FLYING%20SCH%20OF%20THE%20CASCADES%20INC%20DBA), [Bellingham, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Bellingham)

## NTSB investigations on N4178Q (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 SEA88MA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88MA015), Nov 5, 1987: Cessna 310N (N4178Q), Bellingham, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4178Q (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 19871104062249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871104062249A), Nov 4, 1987: Cessna 310N (N4178Q), Bellingham, WA, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Struck trees on a night localizer approach in dense fog. Radio equipment inoperable prior to flight.
- [Incident 19820710039989I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820710039989I), Jul 10, 1982: Cessna 310 (N4178Q), Van Nuys, CA, Minor damage. Tower advised gear not down on landing approach. During go around, props hit runway. Landed safely.
- [Incident 19790302010649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790302010649I), Mar 2, 1979: Cessna 310N (N4178Q), Lancaster, CA, Minor damage. Gear retracted on rollout instead of flaps.

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