# N4778M: 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 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4778M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4778M

## Aircraft that carried N4778M

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4778M-2018-01-24): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-294, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cody John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CODY%20JOHN), [Quincy, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Quincy)

## NTSB investigations on N4778M (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 ERA09LA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA503), Sep 7, 2009: Piper PA-11 (N4778M), Quincy, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper use of flight controls following a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from the use of an…

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