# N8978Z: 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: June 11, 2003
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8978Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8978Z

## Aircraft that carried N8978Z

- [Cancelled 2003-06-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8978Z-2003-06-11): Cessna 310G, S/N 310G0078, built 1962. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Dover James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOVER%20JAMES%20T), [College Park, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/College%20Park)

## NTSB investigations on N8978Z (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 NYC00LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA246), Sep 1, 2000: Cessna 310G (N8978Z), Seven Springs, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the manufacture's recommended safe single-engine airspeed, which resulted in a velocity-minimum-control roll to the right. A factor in the accident was the pilot's…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8978Z (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 20000901015029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000901015029A), Sep 1, 2000: Cessna 310G (N8978Z), Seven Springs, PA, No damage. (-23) While enroute the right spinner developed a crack and started to vibrate. Power on the right engine was reduced followed by complete engine shutdown. A/c…

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