# N7178G: 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: March 6, 2021
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7178G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7178G

## Aircraft that carried N7178G

- [Cancelled 2021-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178G-2021-03-06): Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15, S/N F8B-571, built 1999. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Balloons West](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALLOONS%20WEST), [Highland, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Highland)
- [Cancelled 1995-11-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178G-1995-11-14): Cessna 172K, S/N 17258878. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Groeneveld Armand D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GROENEVELD%20ARMAND%20D), [Showlow, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Showlow)

## NTSB investigations on N7178G (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 LAX95FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95FA037), Nov 15, 1994: Cessna 172K (N7178G), Springerville, AZ, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The pilot's diverted attention and overconfidence in the aircraft's ability to fly slow were factors…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7178G (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 19941115040319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941115040319A), Nov 15, 1994: Cessna 172K (N7178G), Springerville, AZ, Destroyed, 3 fatal. Rented 172 to scout for deer. Wreckage indicates spin and vertical impact. Deer noted to nest in area.

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