# N1778K: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: June 7, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1778K
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1778K

## Aircraft that carried N1778K

- [Cancelled 2017-06-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1778K-2017-06-07): Luscombe 8E, S/N 4505, built 1946. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Central Air Parts Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20AIR%20PARTS%20INC), [Staunton, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Staunton)

## NTSB investigations on N1778K (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI92LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA091), Feb 15, 1992: Luscombe 8E (N1778K), Farrar, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: PREMATURE LIFTOFF AND POOR PLANNING BY THE PILOT. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE THE TAILWIND AND MISJUDGED COMPENSATION FOR IT ALONG WITH THE ROUGH UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1778K (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19920215002949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920215002949A), Feb 15, 1992: Luscom 8E (N1778K), Farrar, MO, Substantial damage. Landed in field due fuel exhaustion. Refuled. Tried takeoff downwind rough terrain. Settled. Sheared landing gear.

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