# N78DH: 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: October 24, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78DH
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78DH

## Aircraft that carried N78DH

- [Cancelled 2013-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78DH-2013-10-24): Hirsch THORP T-18, S/N T-18-125, built 1978. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sokoloff Roger L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOKOLOFF%20ROGER%20L), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N78DH (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 LAX07CA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA100), Mar 3, 2007: Hirsch Thorp T-18 (N78DH), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper bounced landing recovery and improper use of the flight controls that resulted in a porpoise and a nose over.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78DH (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 20070303003929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070303003929A), Mar 3, 2007: Amtr THORPT18 (N78DH), San Diego, CA, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] stated that he was attempting to land on runway 8L at ksdm, San Diego, CA. During the landing, he bounced and became…

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