# N78616: 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: March 6, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78616
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78616

## Aircraft that carried N78616

- [Cancelled 2018-03-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78616-2018-03-06): Enstrom F-28F, S/N 513, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Arrowhead Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARROWHEAD%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Bluff Dale, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bluff%20Dale)

## NTSB investigations on N78616 (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 FTW04LA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04LA212), Aug 7, 2004: Enstrom F-28F (N78616), De Leon, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to properly secure a fuel line, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to leakage and subsequent fuel starvation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78616 (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 20040807023399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040807023399A), Aug 7, 2004: Enstrm F28F (N78616), Deleon, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 7, 2004 at 1505CDT, an Enstrom F-28F helicopter, N78616, registered to arrowhead helicopters, inc. p.o. box 4028, kingman, Arizona 86402, lost…

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