# N5978R: 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: September 22, 1971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5978R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5978R

## Aircraft that carried N5978R

- [Cancelled 1971-09-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5978R-1971-09-22): Cessna 172G, S/N 172-53647. Owner: [B & F Skyrovers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/B%20%26%20F%20SKYROVERS%20INC), [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)

## NTSB investigations on N5978R (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 FTW72AF003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF003), Jul 12, 1971: Cessna 172 (N5978R), Sasakwa, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

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