# N56078: 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: January 23, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56078

## Aircraft that carried N56078

- [Cancelled 2018-01-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56078-2018-01-23): Cosmos PHASE II, S/N 21132, built 2001. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Burgess Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURGESS%20SCOTT), [Incline Village, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Incline%20Village)
- [Cancelled 1973-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56078-1973-11-12): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-7335347. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56078-1955-10-24): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5375. Owner: [Redlands Airport](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REDLANDS%20AIRPORT), [Redlands, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redlands)

## NTSB investigations on N56078 (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 WPR10LA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA462), Sep 20, 2010: Cosmos Phase II (N56078), El Mirage, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight and starting procedures, which resulted in an inadvertent takeoff with the gust lock still installed.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N56078 (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 20100920045919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100920045919A), Sep 20, 2010: Cosmos PHASE II (N56078), El Mirage, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed on dirt strip approximately 1 mile northwest of El Mirage field, CA. Aircraft departed perpendicular to dirt strip runway at approximately…

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