# N5978Y: 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 28, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5978Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5978Y

## Aircraft that carried N5978Y

- [Cancelled 2012-09-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5978Y-2012-09-28): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-3149, built 1966. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Philadelphia, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Philadelphia)

## NTSB investigations on N5978Y (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 OAK70FVA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70FVA09), Apr 13, 1970: Piper PA-23 (N5978Y), Fresno, CA, substantial damage

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