# N8978S: 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: November 20, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8978S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8978S

## Aircraft that carried N8978S

- [Cancelled 2014-11-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8978S-2014-11-20): Cessna 150F, S/N 15062278, built 1965. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Berney Ray Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERNEY%20RAY%20JR), [Palm Desert, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Desert)

## NTSB investigations on N8978S (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 LAX87LA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA215), May 26, 1987: Cessna 150F (N8978S), Bermuda Dunes, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8978S (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.

- [Accident 19870525015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870525015839A), May 25, 1987: Cessna 150F (N8978S), Bermuda Dunes, CA, Substantial damage. The engine failed from fuel exhaustion. The aircraft impacted short of the runway. Headwinds a fuel factor.
- [Incident 19780129004519I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780129004519I), Jan 29, 1978: Cessna 150 (N8978S), Ramona, CA, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on rollout. Aircraft departed runway into soft ground and nosed over.

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