# N74578: 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: October 6, 2004
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74578

## Aircraft that carried N74578

- [Cancelled 2004-10-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74578-2004-10-06): Mooney M20B, S/N 1889, built 1961. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Neal Michael Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEAL%20MICHAEL%20LEE), [Suisun City, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Suisun%20City)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74578-1955-10-25): Consolidated Vultee BT-13A, S/N 9675. Owner: [Earl W Purdy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EARL%20W%20PURDY), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

## NTSB investigations on N74578 (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 IAD74DKM32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM32), Dec 26, 1973: Mooney M20B (N74578), Rosman, NC, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72DEE45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72DEE45), Nov 13, 1971: Mooney M20B (N74578), Rockford, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N74578 (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 19731226040469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731226040469A), Dec 26, 1973: Mooney M20B (N74578), Rosman, NC, Substantial damage. Flt on top ovc dscndd thru lge hole picked up carb ice. Un mantain alt stalled acft into tree tops.

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