# N78952: 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: July 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78952
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78952

## Aircraft that carried N78952

- [Cancelled 2013-07-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78952-2013-07-08): Mooney M20C, S/N 1986, built 1962. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Dodderidge Philip M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DODDERIDGE%20PHILIP%20M), [Bluemont, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Bluemont)

## NTSB investigations on N78952 (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 MIA98LA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98LA033), Nov 15, 1997: Mooney M20C (N78952), Sparta, TN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight and inflight decision and his inadvertent VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Contributing factors are self induced pressure, mountainous terrain,…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78952 (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 19971115033009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971115033009A), Nov 15, 1997: Mooney M20C (N78952), Sparta, TN, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Flew into cloud fog bank. Tried turn back. Lost it. Dove into trees. Trying to follow road VFR thru mountains. (-23) corrective action: none for pilot,[privacy…

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