# N9678B: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 17, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9678B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9678B

## Aircraft that carried N9678B

- [Cancelled 2018-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9678B-2018-01-17): Cessna 172RG, S/N 172RG0963, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Windsor Synergistic Systems Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINDSOR%20SYNERGISTIC%20SYSTEMS%20INC), [E Windsor, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/E%20Windsor)
- [Cancelled 1957-10-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9678B-1957-10-09): Cessna 180A, S/N 32975. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

## NTSB investigations on N9678B (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 NYC96FA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96FA094), Apr 29, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N9678B), Duanesburg, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to attain adequate airspeed (or abort the takeoff while there was sufficient runway remaining), which resulted in a stall after liftoff and collision with the terrain. A factor…
- [NTSB NYC82DA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA042), Mar 3, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N9678B), Palmer, MA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9678B (3)

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 19960429008889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960429008889A), Apr 29, 1996: Cessna 172RG (N9678B), Duanesburg, NY, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Near gross prop not full RPM on takeoff. Crashed into trees. Distracted by dog choking in rear seat. Stalled.
- [Incident 19840304021079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840304021079I), Mar 4, 1984: Cessna 172RG (N9678B), Westerly, RI, Minor damage. Student accidently lifted gear switch. Then slammed it back down. The nose gear collapsed. CFI vigilance lacking.
- [Accident 19820303002219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820303002219A), Mar 3, 1982: Cessna 172RG (N9678B), Palmer, MA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck rise in runway causing premature liftoff. Wind drifted airplane into snowbank off side of runway.

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