# N4780H: 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: February 2, 2002
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4780H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4780H

## Aircraft that carried N4780H

- [Cancelled 2002-02-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4780H-2002-02-02): Mooney M20J, S/N 24-0871, built 1979. Owner: [Russell Gregory M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUSSELL%20GREGORY%20M), [Jacksonville, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Jacksonville)
- [Cancelled 1955-01-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4780H-1955-01-25): Piper PA-11, S/N 11726. Owner: [Piper Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIPER%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP)

## NTSB investigations on N4780H (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 MIA01FA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA01FA151), Jun 6, 2001: Mooney M-20J (N4780H), Monroe, NC, destroyed, 3 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot in command’s failure to maintain airspeed while maneuvering to avoid objects, resulting in a stall/mush and collision with the terrain during uncontrolled descent. Contributing to the…
- [NTSB ATL94LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94LA070), Mar 25, 1994: Mooney M20J (N4780H), Muscle Shoals, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: WAS THE LOOSE THROTTLE CABLE, AND THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF WHEN THE ENGINE DID NOT PRODUCE FULL POWER. A FACTOR WAS THE INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4780H (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 20010606016959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010606016959A), Jun 6, 2001: Mooney M20J (N4780H), Monroe, NC, No damage. (.19) On June 6, 2001, about 1735 eastern daylight time, and Mooney M20J, N4780H, registered to and operated by a private individual, as a title 14 CFR part 91…
- [Accident 19940325006629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940325006629A), Mar 25, 1994: Mooney M20J (N4780H), Muscle Shoals, AL, Substantial damage. Observed long takeoff roll and low power. Tried return but crashed short. Lose throttle cable. Just out of annual.

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