# N39778: 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: April 17, 1991
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=39778
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39778

## Aircraft that carried N39778

- [Cancelled 1991-04-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N39778-1991-04-17): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 287916009. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Guthrie James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUTHRIE%20JAMES%20E), [San Clemente, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Clemente)

## NTSB investigations on N39778 (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 LAX91FA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX91FA065), Jan 3, 1991: Piper PA-28-161 (N39778), Glendale, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO TURN TO THE LEFT, WHICH RESULTED IN FLIGHT TOWARD HIGHER TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N39778 (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 19910103000259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910103000259A), Jan 3, 1991: Piper PA28161 (N39778), Burbank, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Hit powerline,mountain terrain. Crashed and burned.IFR conditions.

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