# N81978: 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: April 2, 1998
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81978

## Aircraft that carried N81978

- [Cancelled 1998-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81978-1998-04-02): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 274804. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Sunset Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUNSET%20INC), [Cut Bank, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Cut%20Bank)
- [Cancelled 1991-01-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81978-1991-01-04): Aeronca 7AC, S/N 7AC603. Owner: [Allen Terry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ALLEN%20TERRY), [El Reno, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/El%20Reno)

## NTSB investigations on N81978 (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 FTW83LA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA256), May 28, 1983: Aeronca 7AC (N81978), El Reno, OK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N81978 (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 19830528021869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830528021869A), May 28, 1983: Bbavia 7AC (N81978), El Reno, OK, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted during emergency landing in muddy field.

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