# N56078: 2001 Cosmos PHASE II, registration cancelled 2018-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cosmos PHASE II](https://openairdocs.org/model/cosmos-phase-ii) (registry code 059003U)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 21132
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Weight-shift-control
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: December 28, 2009
- Certificate issued: October 25, 2007
- Last registry action: October 25, 2007
- Mode S code: A72A58
- Owner when cancelled: [Burgess Scott](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BURGESS%20SCOTT)
- Location: [Incline Village, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Incline%20Village)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2413° N, 119.9383° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89450, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N56078
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=56078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56078-2018-01-23

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 Cosmos PHASE II: https://openairdocs.org/model/cosmos-phase-ii.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 WPR10LA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10LA462), Sep 20, 2010: Cosmos Phase II (N56078), El Mirage, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's improper preflight and starting procedures, which resulted in an inadvertent takeoff with the gust lock still installed.

## 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 20100920045919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100920045919A), Sep 20, 2010: Cosmos PHASE II (N56078), El Mirage, CA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Aircraft crashed on dirt strip approximately 1 mile northwest of El Mirage field, CA. Aircraft departed perpendicular to dirt strip runway at approximately…

## Other aircraft with N56078

- [Cancelled 1973-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56078-1973-11-12): Piper PA-28R-200, S/N 28R-7335347. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Aero Export International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20EXPORT%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N56078-1955-10-24): Fairchild M-62A, S/N T43-5375. Owner: [Redlands Airport](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REDLANDS%20AIRPORT), [Redlands, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Redlands)

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