# N278S: 1975 Reider TURNER T40A, registration cancelled 1977-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 1977
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Reider TURNER T40A](https://openairdocs.org/model/reider-turner-t40a) (registry code 0562069)
- Serial number: 35
- Year built: 1975
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 21, 1971
- Mode S code: A2C5C4
- Owner when cancelled: [Reider III Edward A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REIDER%20III%20EDWARD%20A)
- Location: [Wyomissing, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Wyomissing)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278S
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278S
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278S-1977-11-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Reider TURNER T40A: https://openairdocs.org/model/reider-turner-t40a.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 CHI77FET31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI77FET31), Aug 1, 1977: Turner T-40A (N278S), Valparaiso, IN, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N278S

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278S): Stringfellow James Mark RV-10, S/N 40480, built 2022
- [Cancelled 2017-03-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278S-2017-03-01): Sikorsky S-92A, S/N 920278, built 2015. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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