# N78896: 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: May 1, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78896
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78896

## Aircraft that carried N78896

- [Cancelled 1997-05-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78896-1997-05-01): Mooney M20C, S/N 2911. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Kinser Douglas D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINSER%20DOUGLAS%20D), [Lake City, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Lake%20City)

## NTSB investigations on N78896 (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 ATL96LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA067), Mar 17, 1996: Mooney M20C (N78896), Kingston, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78896 (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 19960317004359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960317004359A), Mar 17, 1996: Mooney M20C (N78896), Kingston, TN, Substantial damage. Lost power en route. Struck a building landing in a field. Fuel tanks empty on short flight. Error in fuel gauge.

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