# N71278: 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: October 27, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71278
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71278

## Aircraft that carried N71278

- [Cancelled 1980-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71278-1980-10-27): Cessna 182M, S/N 18259559. Owner: [Dixon Donald F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIXON%20DONALD%20F), [Bryn Mawr, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bryn%20Mawr)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N71278 (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.

- [Incident 19800617054859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617054859I), Jun 17, 1980: Cessna 182M (N71278), Philadelphia, PA, Destroyed. Ground personnel bumped prop, engine started and aircraft hit a parked aircraft. Mixture rich, mags on.

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