# N9078Z: Grumman TBM-3E, registration cancelled 1974-12-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 16, 1974
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Grumman TBM-3E](https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e) (registry code 3950310)
- Data sheets: [TCDS LTC-8](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/LTC-8) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 53307
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 1, 1971
- Mode S code: AC8CB5
- Owner when cancelled: [Sis Q Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIS%20Q%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Santa Rosa, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Santa%20Rosa)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9078Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9078Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078Z-1974-12-16

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Grumman TBM-3E: https://openairdocs.org/model/grumman-tbm-3e.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 UNK64X3729](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3729), Sep 2, 1964: Grumman TBM3 (N9078Z), Oroville, CA, incident, minor damage

## Other aircraft with N9078Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9078Z): Aerostar International S-51A, S/N S51A-3009, built 1998
- [Cancelled 1994-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9078Z-1994-01-25): Robinson Helicopter R22, S/N 0288. Exported to Australia. Owner: Queensland

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