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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N1078C

N1078C is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 cancelled June 7, 2017

Serial number
45392
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
1980
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 28, 1999
Last FAA action
July 15, 2008
Last owner
Rotorcraft Leasing CO LLC (Corporation)
Broussard, LA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Mooney M20A cancelled October 8, 1970

Serial number
1349
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1959
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 10, 1968
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Foley Jay O (Individual)
Kayenta, AZ
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N1078C

FTW04FA186Accident on July 17, 2004 at Cameron, LA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206 L-1 · serial 45392

The helicopter's in-flight collision with water for undetermined reasons.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site