N8278B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172 built in 1957. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 5, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N8278B is reserved by a private party since February 5, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Cessna 172 cancelled February 5, 2022
- Serial number
- 36078
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1957
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 22, 2018
- Last FAA action
- October 22, 2018
- Last owner
- Rothgeb Jacob D (Individual)
Burns, OR - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N8278B
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 36078
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from mountainous terrain after an encounter with a downdraft, which resulted in a collision with terrain.
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