N5278U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2009. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 22, 2010 when the aircraft was exported to Lithuania. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172S cancelled February 22, 2010
- Serial number
- 172S11013
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 2009
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Lithuania
- Certificate issued
- December 11, 2009
- Last FAA action
- December 11, 2009
- Last owner
- Globe Aero LLC (Corporation)
Lakeland, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Larson Robert C KITFOX III cancelled June 16, 2003
- Serial number
- 796
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1994
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 10, 2001
- Last FAA action
- August 10, 2001
- Last owner
- Beary Thomas P (Individual)
Little Rock, AR - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N5278U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Larson Kitfox III · serial 796
The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an intentional taxi resulting in the inadvertent lift-off of the airplane and subsequent inadvertent stall. Contributing factors were the pilot's lack of total experience in the make and model of aircraft, and the wind.
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