# N7148Z: 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: February 21, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7148Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7148Z

## Aircraft that carried N7148Z

- [Cancelled 2018-02-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7148Z-2018-02-21): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 570136D, built 1977. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Phoenix Heliparts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHOENIX%20HELIPARTS%20INC), [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- [Cancelled 1970-07-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7148Z-1970-07-13): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-2982. Exported to Ecuador. Owner: [Miami Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIAMI%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)

## NTSB investigations on N7148Z (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 DFW05FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05FA032), Dec 9, 2004: Hughes 369D (N7148Z), Zachary, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power as a result of fatigue cracking of the compressor adaptor coupling initiated by fretting on the pilot diameter and subsequent disconnection of the compressor from the turbine…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7148Z (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 20041209032499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041209032499A), Dec 9, 2004: Hughes 369D (N7148Z), Zachary, LA, Destroyed. (-23) Aircraft experienced a power loss while in a hover with an external load. Aircraft crashed into trees near pipeline right of way.

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