# N778L: 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=778L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778L

## Aircraft that carried N778L

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778L-2018-01-24): Dehavilland DHC-3, S/N 55-3245. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Indep-Line/Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDEP-LINE%2FINC), [Carolina, PR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PR/Carolina)

## NTSB investigations on N778L (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 MIA87FA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87FA015), Oct 29, 1986: de Havilland DHC-3 (N778L), San Juan, PR, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N778L (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 19861029052159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861029052159A), Oct 29, 1986: Dhav DHC3 (N778L), San Juan, Puerto Rico, Destroyed. The aircraft hit a tree during takeoff. Gross weight was one ton over maximum which reduced climb performance.

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