# N778NC: 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: December 6, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=778NC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778NC

## Aircraft that carried N778NC

- [Cancelled 2018-12-06](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778NC-2018-12-06): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-51, S/N 48100, built 1979. First renewal notice. Owner: [Delta Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DELTA%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N778NC (3)

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.

- [Incident 19840608029419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840608029419I), Jun 8, 1984: Doug DC951 (N778NC), Kansas City, MO. Fire warning on climb out. Returned. Found NR1 engine constant speed drive failing internally due to oil leak.
- [Incident 19811230085149I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811230085149I), Dec 30, 1981: Doug DC951 (N778NC), Chicago, IL. Unsafe nose gear light. Diverted landed safely. Found low nose gear strut. No other defects noted.
- [Incident 19810116007159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810116007159I), Jan 16, 1981: Doug DC951 (N778NC), Detroit, MI. Nose and left main landing gear went off taxiway during runway turnoff. Taxiway ice and snow packed.

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