N7178G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 built in 1999. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 6, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Balloon Works FIREFLY 8B-15 cancelled March 6, 2021
- Serial number
- F8B-571
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1999
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 8, 2011
- Last FAA action
- October 16, 2017
- Last owner
- Balloons West (Corporation)
Highland, UT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Balloon
Cessna 172K cancelled November 14, 1995
- Serial number
- 17258878
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- October 7, 1992
- Last FAA action
- September 20, 1995
- Last owner
- Groeneveld Armand D (Partnership)
Showlow, AZ - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7178G
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17258878
the pilot's failure to maintain the proper airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin. The pilot's diverted attention and overconfidence in the aircraft's ability to fly slow were factors in this accident.
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