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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N87178

N87178 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 402B built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 13, 2016. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 402B cancelled September 13, 2016

Serial number
402B1091
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1976
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 13, 1998
Last FAA action
September 28, 2004
Last owner
Holley Culver Nicole (Individual)
Huntsville, AL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Engineering & Research 415-C cancelled June 12, 1965

Serial number
351
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 4, 1957
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Andrews Paul W (Individual)
El Verano, CA
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N87178

MIA95WA009Accident on October 14, 1994 at Exuma Island: substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 402B

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