# N7278Z: 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: December 22, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7278Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7278Z

## Aircraft that carried N7278Z

- [Cancelled 2014-12-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7278Z-2014-12-22): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 25-3217, built 1965. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [South Haven, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/South%20Haven)

## NTSB investigations on N7278Z (2)

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 CHI80DEM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEM30), Jun 21, 1980: Piper PA-25 (N7278Z), South Haven, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI77FET23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET23), Jul 13, 1977: Piper PA-25 (N7278Z), Niles, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7278Z (2)

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 19800621022939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800621022939A), Jun 21, 1980: Piper PA25235 (N7278Z), South Haven, MI, Substantial damage. Failed to reduce sink rate on descent over field for a spray run. Wheels caught in crop.
- [Accident 19770713019009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770713019009A), Jul 13, 1977: Piper PA25235 (N7278Z), Niles, MI, Substantial damage

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