# N43778: 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: January 31, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=43778
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43778

## Aircraft that carried N43778

- [Cancelled 2012-01-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N43778-2012-01-31): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 7437, built 1946. First renewal notice. Owner: [Townsend James B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TOWNSEND%20JAMES%20B), [Atlantic, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Atlantic)

## NTSB investigations on N43778 (2)

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 NYC99FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99FA037), Dec 12, 1998: Taylorcraft BC12-D (N43778), Greenville, PA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during touch-and-go landing, and his failure to maintain obstacle clearance. A factor was the tree.
- [NTSB NYC90LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA101), Apr 28, 1990: Taylorcraft BC-12D (N43778), Meadville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL BY THE PILOT DURING LANDING. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N43778 (2)

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 19981212033249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981212033249A), Dec 12, 1998: Tcraft BC12D (N43778), Greenville, PA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Pilot was practicing take offs and landings when the acft crashed under unknown circumstances. (.19)on December 12, 1998, about 1530 eastern standard time, a…
- [Accident 19900428013919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900428013919A), Apr 28, 1990: Tcraft BC12D (N43778), Meadville, PA, Substantial damage. Encountered crosswind gust on landing. Ballooned, drifted off runway, struck a ditch and nosed over.

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