# N3778J: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: May 8, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3778J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3778J

## Aircraft that carried N3778J

- [Cancelled 2013-05-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3778J-2013-05-08): James Donald W BENSEN B8MG, S/N 2928, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [James Donald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20DONALD%20W), [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- [Cancelled 1971-03-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3778J-1971-03-24): Cessna 150G, S/N 15065078. Owner: [Prchal Richard DBA Dickinson Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRCHAL%20RICHARD%20DBA%20DICKINSON%20AIR%20SERVICE), [Dickinson, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Dickinson)

## NTSB investigations on N3778J (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 CHI81FEE46](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEE46), Jul 21, 1981: Bensen B8MG (N3778J), Ridott, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3778J (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 19810721043499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810721043499A), Jul 21, 1981: Amtrbx BENSENB8M (N3778J), Ridott, IL, Substantial damage. Gyrocopter crashed out of control when main rotor mast broke at engine mount attach bolts.

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