# N78LC: Carlstrom Lee E LONG EZ, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Carlstrom Lee E LONG EZ](https://openairdocs.org/model/carlstrom-lee-e-long-ez) (registry code 05690U7)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 391
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: September 29, 1990
- Certificate issued: January 15, 2004
- Last registry action: February 12, 2007
- Mode S code: AA8F2A
- Owner when cancelled: [Ace Aero LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ACE%20AERO%20LLC)
- Location: [Bryn Mawr, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bryn%20Mawr)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0238° N, 75.3305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19010, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78LC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78LC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78LC-2018-01-24

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Carlstrom Lee E LONG EZ: https://openairdocs.org/model/carlstrom-lee-e-long-ez.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 NYC05FA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05FA117), Jul 10, 2005: Carlstrom Long EZ (N78LC), Lewes, DE, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The Long EZ pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the RV-8 airplane, which resulted in a mid-air collision during a formation flight.

## 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 20050710019011A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050710019011A), Jul 10, 2005: Amtr LONGEZ (N78LC), Lewes, DE, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On July 10, 2005, at 1052 eastern daylight time, a homebuilt rutan long ez, N78LC, and a homebuilt van's RV-8, N899RM, were substantially damaged during…

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