# N78LC: 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 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78LC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78LC

## Aircraft that carried N78LC

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78LC-2018-01-24): Carlstrom Lee E LONG EZ, S/N 391. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Ace Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACE%20AERO%20LLC), [Bryn Mawr, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bryn%20Mawr)

## NTSB investigations on N78LC (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 NYC05FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA117), Jul 10, 2005: Carlstrom Long EZ (N78LC), Lewes, DE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The Long EZ pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the RV-8 airplane, which resulted in a mid-air collision during a formation flight.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78LC (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 20050710019011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050710019011A), Jul 10, 2005: Amtr LONGEZ (N78LC), Lewes, DE, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On July 10, 2005, at 1052 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt rutan long ez, N78LC, and a homebuilt van's RV-8, N899RM, were substantially damaged during…

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