# N1978M: 1942 Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A, registration cancelled 2010-08-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 16, 2010
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A](https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a) (registry code 2801002)
- Engine: [Dehav ENG GIPSY MAJOR](https://openairdocs.org/engine/dehav-eng-gipsy-major) (registry code 20004)
- Serial number: 042
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: October 10, 1978
- Last registry action: July 1, 2010
- Mode S code: A185A8
- Location: [Unknown, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Unknown)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1978M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978M-2010-08-16

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Dehavilland TIGER MOTH DH 82A: https://openairdocs.org/model/dehavilland-tiger-moth-dh-82a.md

## Other aircraft with N1978M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1978M): Couillard Michael R TWINSTAR MARK III, S/N M3-247, built 2015
- [Cancelled 1974-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1978M-1974-07-19): Goodyear FG1D, S/N 3274, built 1944. Owner: [Tefft Arnold Robert](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEFFT%20ARNOLD%20ROBERT), [Westlake, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Westlake)

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