# N4178U: 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: June 10, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4178U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4178U

## Aircraft that carried N4178U

- [Cancelled 2011-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4178U-2011-06-10): Cessna 150D, S/N 15060178, built 1948. Owner: [Eigner Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EIGNER%20ROBERT%20L), [Hillsboro, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Hillsboro)

## NTSB investigations on N4178U (2)

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 CEN11FA240](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA240), Mar 20, 2011: Cessna 150D (N4178U), Baraboo, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate preflight planning and his decision to continue the flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in a subsequent loss of airplane control.
- [NTSB CHI72DEP29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEP29), Jan 18, 1972: Cessna 150D (N4178U), Viroqua, WI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4178U (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 20110320004649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110320004649A), Mar 20, 2011: Cessna 150D (N4178U), Baraboo, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The student pilot departed lake in the hills airport (3CK) in chicago, IL on 03/20/2011 destined for reedsburg, WI (C35). There was one passenger on board.…

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