# N3178U: North American T-28B, registration cancelled 1998-06-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 10, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [North American T-28B](https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b) (registry code 6402506)
- Serial number: 137765
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 29, 1992
- Last registry action: August 16, 1995
- Mode S code: A36455
- Owners when cancelled: [Jim Price Aircraft](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIM%20PRICE%20AIRCRAFT), [Price James H Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRICE%20JAMES%20H%20JR), [Price James H Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRICE%20JAMES%20H%20SR)
- Location: [Memphis, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Memphis)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0254° N, 89.7893° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38125, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3178U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3178U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3178U-1998-06-10

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 North American T-28B: https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-t-28b.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 MIA97LA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA97LA028), Nov 23, 1996: North American T28B (N3178U), Somerville, TN, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot misjudged his altitude/clearance above trees on terrain that was higher than the surrounding terrain, while performing an aerobatic maneuver.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19961123036279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961123036279A), Nov 23, 1996: Namer T28B (N3178U), Somerville, TN, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) On November 23, 1996, at 1445 CST, a north American T-28B, N3178U, registered to james h. price, collided with trees resulting in collision with terrain.…

## Other aircraft with N3178U

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3178U): X-Air H, S/N 1085, built 2007
- [Cancelled 1988-06-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3178U-1988-06-10): Bell 214ST, S/N 28121. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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