N78896 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Mooney M20C. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 1, 1997. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
N78896 is reserved by United Airlines INC. since October 14, 2025. Reservation type: Fee paid, expiration notice sent. An expiration notice was issued on August 14, 2026.
Mooney M20C cancelled May 1, 1997
- Serial number
- 2911
- 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
- January 2, 1991
- Last FAA action
- February 19, 1997
- Last owner
- Kinser Douglas D (Individual)
Lake City, TN - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N78896
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Mooney M20C · serial 2911
The pilot's inadequate pre-flight inspection, which resulted in fuel exhaustion. A factor relating to the accident was: the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.
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