# N78516: 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: May 31, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78516
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78516

## Aircraft that carried N78516

- [Cancelled 2017-05-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78516-2017-05-31): Cessna A188B, S/N 18801953T, built 1974. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Lakota Nation Aviation Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LAKOTA%20NATION%20AVIATION%20INCORPORATED), [Martin, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Martin)
- [Cancelled 1956-10-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78516-1956-10-25): Piper J3C-65, S/N 22855, built 1947. Owner: [Coleman Grace B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COLEMAN%20GRACE%20B), [Tifton, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Tifton)

## NTSB investigations on N78516 (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 CHI93LA314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA314), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna 188 (N78516), Martin, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the takeoff roll.
- [NTSB DEN90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN90LA125), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna 188A (N78516), Martin, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE ON-GROUND LOSS OF CONTROL DURING THE TAKEOFF GROUND RUN. CONTRIBUTING TO THIS ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE OPTIMUM TAKEOFF FLAPS FOR THE RUNWAY CONDITIONS THAT EXISTED, AND THE SOFT…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78516 (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 19930807028039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930807028039A), Aug 7, 1993: Cessna A188B (N78516), Martin, SD, Substantial damage. Lost directional control, on takeoff roll on weed covered road. Over corrected. Rotated 180 degrees. Slid ito ditch
- [Accident 19900604021439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900604021439A), Jun 4, 1990: Cessna A188B (N78516), Martin, SD, Substantial damage. Tried to take off from soft unmowed grass strip near full load. Lifted,settled,hit water pond. Stopped nose down.

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