# N1778W: 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: August 13, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1778W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1778W

## Aircraft that carried N1778W

- [Cancelled 2012-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1778W-2012-08-13): Beech A36, S/N E-378, built 1972. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Delta W Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20W%20INC), [Palo Alto, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palo%20Alto)

## NTSB investigations on N1778W (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 DEN89FA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN89FA141), Jun 19, 1989: Beech A36 (N1778W), South Lake Taho, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FALURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED AFTER TAKEOFF DUE TO DIVERTED ATTENTION TOWARD AN OPEN ACFT DOOR.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N1778W (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 19890619016149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890619016149A), Jun 19, 1989: Beech A36 (N1778W), South Lake Taho, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On climbout, stalled in a turn, crashed and burned. Air density factor.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.