# N8278A: 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: May 14, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8278A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8278A

## Aircraft that carried N8278A

- [Cancelled 2013-05-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8278A-2013-05-14): Cessna 170B, S/N 25130, built 1952. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Silk David P](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILK%20DAVID%20P), [Negaunee, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Negaunee)

## NTSB investigations on N8278A (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 MIA66D0573](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0573), May 23, 1966: Cessna 170B (N8278A), Johnson City, TN, substantial damage

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