# N7178Z: 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: May 3, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7178Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7178Z

## Aircraft that carried N7178Z

- [Cancelled 2013-05-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7178Z-2013-05-03): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-3050, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hemme Curtis L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HEMME%20CURTIS%20L), [El Paso, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/El%20Paso)

## NTSB investigations on N7178Z (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 DEN90DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90DQA03), Aug 15, 1990: Piper PA-25-235 (N7178Z), Fabens, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO SHORTING OF THE MAGNETO'S 'P' LEAD, AND FAILURE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7178Z (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 19900815033059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900815033059A), Aug 15, 1990: Piper PA25235 (N7178Z), Mcnary, TX, Substantial damage. Engine quit while returning to base,crash landed. Left exhaust manifold had failed. Hot exhaust burned mag p leads.

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