# N78507: 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: October 20, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78507
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78507

## Aircraft that carried N78507

- [Cancelled 2017-10-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78507-2017-10-20): Piper J3C-65, S/N 22868, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [University Of Alaska Fairbanks](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20ALASKA%20FAIRBANKS), [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)

## NTSB investigations on N78507 (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 ANC80DAA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA07), Feb 14, 1980: Piper J-3 (N78507), Ruby, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78507 (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 19800214003279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800214003279A), Feb 14, 1980: Piper J3C65 (N78507), Ruby, AK, Substantial damage. Flying low to follow wolf tracks. Failed to out climb rising terrain. Struck tree tops.

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