N5978E
N5978E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 150 built in 1959. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 14, 2013. The last status on file was "valid registration".
Cessna 150 cancelled February 14, 2013
- Serial number
- 17478
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1959
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- November 28, 2012
- Last FAA action
- November 28, 2012
- Last owner
- Erb Thomas L (Individual)
Alliance, OH - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N5978E
CEN13CA031Accident on October 24, 2012 at Carrollton, OH: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 150 · serial 17478
The airplane’s collision with two deer during the takeoff roll.
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