# N9078U: 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 27, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9078U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9078U

## Aircraft that carried N9078U

- [Cancelled 2013-06-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078U-2013-06-27): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 0184. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Rock Helicopters Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCK%20HELICOPTERS%20INC), [Adkins, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Adkins)

## NTSB investigations on N9078U (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 LAX89LA331](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX89LA331), Sep 27, 1989: Robinson R22 (N9078U), Scottsdale, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION BY THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT (CFI). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE CFI'S LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA, AND THE FENCE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9078U (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 19890927037399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890927037399A), Sep 27, 1989: Robsin R22 (N9078U), Scottsdale, AZ, Substantial damage. CFI took over controls for a go around after a practice autororation to hover. Hit tail rotor on fence and aborted.
- [Incident 19880414019449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880414019449I), Apr 14, 1988: Robsin R22 (N9078U), Manassas, VA, Minor damage. Made hard landing from a practice autorotation.

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