# N278BC: Crossetti Robert GLASAIR, registration cancelled 2018-03-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 1, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Crossetti Robert GLASAIR](https://openairdocs.org/model/crossetti-robert-glasair) (registry code 05655KQ)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 278
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 16, 1985
- Certificate issued: January 5, 2006
- Last registry action: April 26, 2013
- Mode S code: A2C450
- Owner when cancelled: [Pearlman Fredric M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEARLMAN%20FREDRIC%20M)
- Location: [Davisburg, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Davisburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7394° N, 83.5310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48350, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278BC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278BC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278BC-2018-03-01

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 Crossetti Robert GLASAIR: https://openairdocs.org/model/crossetti-robert-glasair.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI85LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA017), Oct 16, 1984: Crosetti Glasair - TD (N278BC), Ypsilanti, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19841016056339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841016056339A), Oct 16, 1984: Amtr GLASAIR (N278BC), Ypsilanti, MI, Substantial damage. Forced landing after partial power loss. Found bird feather lodged in air intake.
- [Incident 19840220015419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840220015419I), Feb 20, 1984: Amtr GLASAIR (N278BC), Ypsilanti, MI, Minor damage. Nosed up on brake application while taxiing on the ramp. Gusty surface wind.

## Other aircraft with N278BC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278BC): DJI AGRAS T50, S/N 1581F6BUB24B4001V458

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