N7878T is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Schlecht Lincoln Ernest FISHER DAKOTA HAWK. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 31, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Schlecht Lincoln Ernest FISHER DAKOTA HAWK cancelled May 31, 2017
- Serial number
- DH001ST
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 27, 1999
- Last FAA action
- November 4, 2005
- Last owner
- Schlecht Lincoln E (Individual)
Gackle, ND - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 172A cancelled November 2, 1992
- Serial number
- 47478
- 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
- August 19, 1989
- Last FAA action
- September 21, 1992
- Last owner
- Marble William Ray (Co-owned)
Reno, NV - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N7878T
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172A · serial 17247478
THE PILOT'S IMPROPER USE OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS. FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT WERE THE HIGH, GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, THE PILOT'S SELF INDUCED PRESSURE TO ARRIVE AT WORK ON TIME, AND HIS LACK OF TOTAL PILOT EXPERIENCE.
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