N5178D is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Jennings Ronald V ULTRAPUP built in 2002. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 5, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.
Jennings Ronald V ULTRAPUP cancelled June 5, 2013
- Serial number
- 1223
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2002
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- May 7, 2003
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Boulder, CO - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Lowe David N3 2 cancelled April 8, 2002
- Serial number
- 001
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 14, 2002
- Last FAA action
- March 4, 2002
- Last owner
- Jennings Ronald V (Individual)
Evansville, IN - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 182A cancelled June 4, 1985
- Serial number
- 51278
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 27, 1978
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Seitz Chuck (Co-owned)
Newark, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5178D
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Preceptor Aircraft Ultra pup · serial 1223
The pilot's inadequate preflight fuel planning of fuel resulted in fuel starvation, the total loss of engine power and the subsequent forced landing.
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