# N5778W: 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: June 4, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5778W
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5778W

## Aircraft that carried N5778W

- [Cancelled 2013-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5778W-2013-06-04): S N I A S AS350D ASTAR, S/N 1394, built 1980. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Sinquanon Management Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SINQUANON%20MANAGEMENT%20CO), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1972-02-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5778W-1972-02-28): Piper PA-28-150, S/N 28-1632. Owner: [Donald R Wilkinson](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DONALD%20R%20WILKINSON), [Wallkill, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Wallkill)

## NTSB investigations on N5778W (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 MIA90FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90FA081), Mar 8, 1990: Aerospatiale 350D (N5778W), Miami, FL, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF AN ENGINE TURBINE BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER. ROUGH OCEAN WATER IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
- [NTSB NYC68A0002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC68A0002), Jul 1, 1967: Piper PA-24 (N5778W), Cragsmoor, NY, destroyed, 4 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N5778W (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 19900308003539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900308003539A), Mar 8, 1990: Snias AS350D (N5778W), Miami, FL, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Turbine blade failure. Landed on floats. Wave overturned. Passengers drowned. Bogus blades. No raft or flares aboard
- [Incident 19850929073929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850929073929I), Sep 29, 1985: Snias AS350D (N5778W), Rockford, MI, Minor damage. Encountered a downdraft on final and balloon contacted a telephone cable.

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