# N5578: 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 20, 1973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5578

## Aircraft that carried N5578

- [Cancelled 1973-08-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5578-1973-08-20): Wikoff PHOTON, S/N 001. Owner: [Wikoof Peter E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIKOOF%20PETER%20E), [Detroit, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Detroit)
- [Cancelled 1950-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5578-1950-01-09): Lockheed ELECTRA 10-A, S/N 1144. Owner: [Wisconsin Central Airlines Inc Transair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WISCONSIN%20CENTRAL%20AIRLINES%20INC%20TRANSAIR%20INC), [Madison, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Madison)

## NTSB investigations on N5578 (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 CHI74FEM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM01), Jul 1, 1973: Wikoff Photon (N5578), Ionia, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5578 (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 19730701021679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730701021679A), Jul 1, 1973: Amtr 0562541 (N5578), Ionia, MI, Substantial damage. Ac powered by vw revmaster 2100D eng. Initial flt.

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