# N4278B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: May 11, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4278B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4278B

## Aircraft that carried N4278B

- [Cancelled 2024-05-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278B-2024-05-11): Maule MX-7-180A, S/N 20055C, built 2000. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Cairo, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cairo)
- [Cancelled 1992-11-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278B-1992-11-13): Britten-Norman BN-2A-7, S/N 242. Exported to Panama. Owner: [Broken Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROKEN%20AERO%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- [Cancelled 1968-02-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4278B-1968-02-19): Beech F35, S/N D-4340. Owner: [Cambridge Oil Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAMBRIDGE%20OIL%20CO%20INC), [Omaha, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Omaha)

## NTSB investigations on N4278B (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 ERA22LA205](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA205), Apr 25, 2022: Maule MX7 (N4278B), Tampa, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.
- [NTSB MIA68F0239](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68F0239), Aug 27, 1967: Beech F35 (N4278B), Cross City, FL, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4278B (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 20220425006539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220425006539A), Apr 25, 2022: Maule MX-7-180A (N4278B), Tampa, FL, Substantial damage. Pilot was on an flight plan from spence airport (kmul) moultrie, Georgia to Tampa executive airport (kvdf) Tampa, Florida. Pilot changed to the CTAF frequency…

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