# N7896: 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: October 14, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7896
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7896

## Aircraft that carried N7896

- [Cancelled 1980-10-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7896-1980-10-14): Siai-Marchetti F.260, S/N 124. Owner: [Bob Russell Realty Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOB%20RUSSELL%20REALTY%20INC), [Columbia, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Columbia)
- [Cancelled 1930-04-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7896-1930-04-07): Lockheed VEGA 1, S/N 31. Owner: [Wolverine Flying Service Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOLVERINE%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20LTD), [Lansing, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Lansing)

## NTSB investigations on N7896 (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 IAD78FA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA044), Feb 20, 1978: Siai-Marche SF260 (N7896), Charlotte, NC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N7896 (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 19780220016449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780220016449A), Feb 20, 1978: Mrchti SF260 (N7896), Charlotte, NC, Destroyed. 8HRS total actual instruments. Flaps up.

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