# N978Q: 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: July 1, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=978Q
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N978Q

## Aircraft that carried N978Q

- [Cancelled 2013-07-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N978Q-2013-07-01): Beech 65-A80, S/N LD-188, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aerodonetics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERODONETICS%20INC), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)

## NTSB investigations on N978Q (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 OAK79IA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK79IA023), Apr 17, 1979: Beech 65-A80 (N978Q), San Francisco, CA, incident, minor damage
- [NTSB OAK78DA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DA053), Sep 15, 1978: Beech 65A-80 (N978Q), Columbia, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N978Q (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.

- [Incident 19800326032589I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800326032589I), Mar 26, 1980: Beech 65A80 (N978Q), Fresno, CA. Engine failed on takeoff due to shop rag lodged in carburetor inlet duct. Aircraft just out of maintenance.
- [Incident 19790417022949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790417022949I), Apr 17, 1979: Beech 65A80 (N978Q), San Francisco, CA, Minor damage. Zd zw after electrical failure gear extended manually. Pilot could not get it locked properly, gear collapsed.
- [Accident 19780915033859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780915033859A), Sep 15, 1978: Beech A658200 (N978Q), Columbia, CA, Substantial damage. Brake failure on lndg roll. Acft struck boulder off end of rnwy.

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