# N78951: 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: January 9, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78951
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78951

## Aircraft that carried N78951

- [Cancelled 2018-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78951-2018-01-09): Mooney M20, S/N 2140, built 1962. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Tivay Alireza](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TIVAY%20ALIREZA), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

## NTSB investigations on N78951 (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 ERA13LA391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13LA391), Sep 2, 2013: Mooney M20C (N78951), Mitchellville, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to ensure that the wing flaps were properly configured before takeoff.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78951 (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 20130902018429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130902018429A), Sep 2, 2013: Mooney Aircraft Corp. M20 (N78951), Mitchellville, MD, Destroyed. On September 2, 2013, at approximately 1612 local time, [privacy data omitted] took off on runway 36 at Freeway Airport in the Mooney 20C aircraft [privacy…

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