N63078 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Benson James E KOLB TWNSTR MK III built in 1999. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 13, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Benson James E KOLB TWNSTR MK III cancelled August 13, 2013
- Serial number
- M3-224
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1999
- Last status
- Sale reported, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- January 12, 2004
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Maple Plain, MN - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
Cessna 172P cancelled August 3, 1994
- Serial number
- 17275389
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 24, 1991
- Last FAA action
- June 23, 1994
- Last owner
- Bauer Daniel J (Individual)
Englewood, CO - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N63078
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17275389
A LOSS OF AIRPLANE CONTROL INITIATED BY INADVERTENT CONTROL INTERFERENCE BY THE PASSENGER PILOT WHILE APPARENTLY ATTEMPTING TO QUELL A DISTURBANCE OF AN UNKNOWN NATURE. AS A RESULT, THE PILOT DID NOT, OR WAS UNABLE TO, MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE TO PREVENT A STALL/SPIN. A FACTOR WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE DARK NIGHT CONDITION.
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