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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N37978

N37978 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Perry RS-15 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 1, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Perry RS-15 cancelled July 1, 2013

Serial number
22
Type
Glider · None
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 17, 1982
Last FAA action
September 14, 1985
Last owner
Hart Richard Wayne (Individual)
Huffman, TX
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N37978

FTW82DA086Accident on March 8, 1982 at Hempstead, TX: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Schreder RS-15 · serial 22

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