# N78291: 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, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78291
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78291

## Aircraft that carried N78291

- [Cancelled 2018-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78291-2018-03-06): Emery Mark ROTORWAY 162F, S/N 6109, built 2003. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Johnston Ronald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSTON%20RONALD%20J), [Merced, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Merced)
- [Cancelled 1971-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78291-1971-12-06): Globe GC-1B, S/N 2291. Owner: [Korock Paul G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KOROCK%20PAUL%20G), [Stockton, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Stockton)

## NTSB investigations on N78291 (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 WPR14LA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14LA225), Jun 4, 2014: Emery Mark Rotorway 162F (N78291), Merced, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The helicopter pilot/owner's decision to install a belt type not recommended by the kit manufacturer in the tail rotor drive system using the incorrect tension values, which led to the belt’s…
- [NTSB OAK69D0310](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK69D0310), Apr 20, 1969: Globe GC-1B (N78291), Redding, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78291 (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 20140603008199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140603008199A), Jun 3, 2014: Emery Mark ROTORWAY 162F (N78291), Merced, CA, Destroyed. The pilot of this experimental rotorway helicopter reported that it had just began an assent from a practice rapid decent when it lost tail rotor control. He…

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