# N7578B: Aeronca 7EC, registration cancelled 1998-11-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 16, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Aeronca 7EC](https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec) (registry code 2110120)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-759](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-759) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7FC77
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 14, 1995
- Last registry action: April 15, 1998
- Mode S code: AA377C
- Owner when cancelled: [Grusauski Mark J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRUSAUSKI%20MARK%20J)
- Location: [Canaan, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Canaan)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.0367° N, 73.3116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06018, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7578B
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7578B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7578B-1998-11-16

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 Aeronca 7EC: https://openairdocs.org/model/aeronca-7ec.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 BFO92FA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92FA095), Jul 9, 1992: Aeronca 7EC (N7578B), Slatington, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE LOSS OF CONTROL IN FLIGHT FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT FOR RECOVERY.
- [NTSB NYC81FGM10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FGM10), Jan 25, 1981: Aeronca 7EC (N7578B), Butler, PA, 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 19920709024519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920709024519A), Jul 9, 1992: Bbavia 7EC (N7578B), Slatington, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Nosed up on climbout. Stalled and impacted ground near vertical.
- [Accident 19810125001599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810125001599A), Jan 25, 1981: Bbavia 7EC (N7578B), Butler, PA, Substantial damage. Struck snow-bank on approach end of runway.

## Other aircraft with N7578B

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7578B): Cirrus Design SR22, S/N 3907, built 2012

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