# N7978B: 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 24, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7978B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7978B

## Aircraft that carried N7978B

- [Cancelled 2012-07-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7978B-2012-07-24): Cessna 172, S/N 29778, built 1957. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Santa Ana, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Ana)

## NTSB investigations on N7978B (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 DEN69F0170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN69F0170), Jan 16, 1969: Cessna 172 (N7978B), Ogden, UT, substantial damage

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