# N78243: 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: February 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78243
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78243

## Aircraft that carried N78243

- [Cancelled 2013-02-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78243-2013-02-27): Globe GC-1B, S/N 2243, built 1946. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Crescent City, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Crescent%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N78243 (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 CHI81FEK29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEK29), Aug 30, 1981: Globe GC-1 (N78243), Mt Vernon, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK65X1019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1019), Dec 15, 1964: Globe GC1B (N78243), Lexington, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78243 (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 19810830052849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810830052849A), Aug 30, 1981: Univac GC1B (N78243), Mount Vernon, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot had electrical fire. Could not lower gear because improper procedure. Crashed during attempt to land gear up.
- [Incident 19780212006329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780212006329I), Feb 12, 1978: Univac GC1B (N78243), Newark, OH, Minor damage. Student lost directional control during takeoff. Instructor pulled up to miss snowbank. Settled back in the snow

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