N1978Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Ferrell-Snowbird Exciter FERRELL SNOWBIRD EXC built in 2006. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 19, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N1978Q is reserved by a private party since August 26, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on June 26, 2026.
Ferrell-Snowbird Exciter FERRELL SNOWBIRD EXC cancelled September 19, 2013
- Serial number
- 001
- Type
- Gyroplane · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2006
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 10, 2006
- Last FAA action
- March 17, 2009
- Last owner
- Ferrell James D (Individual)
Mercer, PA - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008
Cessna 177RG cancelled September 9, 2002
- Serial number
- 177RG0378
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 28, 1999
- Last FAA action
- July 16, 2002
- Last owner
- Priority Air INC (Corporation)
Watertown, SD - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
NTSB accident and incident record under N1978Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 177RG · serial 177RG0378
the pilot failed to maintain aircraft control due to spatial disorientation. Factors relating to the accident were the dark night, clouds, and rain.
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