# N8978: 1996 Palmer BUSHBY MUSTANG II, registration cancelled 2006-08-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 3, 2006
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Palmer BUSHBY MUSTANG II](https://openairdocs.org/model/palmer-bushby-mustang-ii) (registry code 05631FS)
- 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: 413-1
- Year built: 1996
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1997
- Certificate issued: November 19, 1996
- Last registry action: July 19, 2005
- Mode S code: AC62C5
- Owner when cancelled: [Palmer Frank J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PALMER%20FRANK%20J)
- Location: [Venice, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Venice)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 27.0380° N, 82.3588° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34293, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8978-2006-08-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Palmer BUSHBY MUSTANG II: https://openairdocs.org/model/palmer-bushby-mustang-ii.md

## Other aircraft with N8978

- [Cancelled 1948-03-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8978-1948-03-31): Mono MONOCOACH 275, S/N 5007. Owner: [Air Tours Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20TOURS%20INC), [Put In Bay, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Put%20In%20Bay)

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