# N8178W: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 4
- Last cancelled: February 28, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8178W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8178W

## Aircraft that carried N8178W

- [Cancelled 2017-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178W-2017-02-28): Robinson Robert G FISHER HORIZON 1, S/N H098, built 1994. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Jennings Carlton E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENNINGS%20CARLTON%20E), [Marysville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Marysville)
- [Cancelled 1991-12-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178W-1991-12-27): Beech C90A, S/N LJ1291. Exported to Japan. Owner: [Rangeflyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANGEFLYERS%20INC), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- [Cancelled 1989-04-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178W-1989-04-05): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 32R8029073. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1972-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8178W-1972-01-14): Piper PA-28-180, S/N 28-2302. Owner: [Lloyd Richard E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LLOYD%20RICHARD%20E), [Roselle, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Roselle)

## NTSB investigations on N8178W (3)

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 LAX84LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA066), Nov 19, 1983: Piper PA-32R-301T (N8178W), Peach Springs, AZ, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI72AC030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72AC030), Sep 27, 1971: Piper PA-28 (N8178W), Crystal Fall, MI, destroyed, 4 fatal
- [NTSB CHI67F0426](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0426), Dec 3, 1966: Piper PA-28 (N8178W), Geneva, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8178W (2)

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.

- [Incident 19850707037209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850707037209I), Jul 7, 1985: Piper PA32R300 (N8178W), Coalinga, CA, Minor damage. Pilot flared too high and aircraft dropped in. Left gear trunnion broke.
- [Accident 19831119058479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831119058479A), Nov 19, 1983: Piper PA32301T (N8178W), Peach Springs, AZ, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed wing to contact berm alongside of runway during takeoff causing substantial damage.

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