# N9278U: 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: January 6, 1982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9278U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9278U

## Aircraft that carried N9278U

- [Cancelled 1982-01-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9278U-1982-01-06): Cessna 150M, S/N 15078228. Owner: [Grimes Hugh O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIMES%20HUGH%20O), [Winter Garden, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Winter%20Garden)

## NTSB investigations on N9278U (2)

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 MIA79FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FA040), Jan 12, 1979: Cessna 150M (N9278U), Orlando, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA77DLD84](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD84), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna 150 (N9278U), Windermere, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9278U (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 19790112022779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790112022779A), Jan 12, 1979: Cessna 150M (N9278U), Orlando, FL, Destroyed. Low time pilot continued into adverse weather and crashed during thunderstorm.
- [Accident 19770910032489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770910032489A), Sep 10, 1977: Cessna 150M (N9278U), Windermere, FL, Substantial damage

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