# N778PA: 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: December 28, 2020
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=778PA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778PA

## Aircraft that carried N778PA

- [Cancelled 2020-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778PA-2020-12-28): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7854053, built 1977. Third renewal notice. Owner: [Schumacher Steven S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHUMACHER%20STEVEN%20S), [Saint Petersburg, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Saint%20Petersburg)
- [Cancelled 1986-04-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778PA-1986-04-02): Boeing 707-138B, S/N 17903, built 1960. Owner: [Aerocar Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROCAR%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

## NTSB investigations on N778PA (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 CEN20LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20LA021), Oct 17, 2019: Piper PA23 (N778PA), (Gulf of Mexico), destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane’s descent into the ocean for reasons that could not be determined.
- [NTSB UNK64X2275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2275), Jun 14, 1964: Boeing 707 121 (N778PA), San Juan, PR, incident, minor damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N778PA (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 20191015020069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191015020069A), Oct 15, 2019: Piper PA-23-250 (N778PA), Gonzales, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was suppose to land at airport in Gonzales and never did.

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