# N778RK: 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 20, 2011
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=778RK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778RK

## Aircraft that carried N778RK

- [Cancelled 2011-12-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778RK-2011-12-20): Cessna R182, S/N R18200480, built 1978. Second renewal notice. Owner: [American East Airways Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AMERICAN%20EAST%20AIRWAYS%20INC), [Cleveland, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Cleveland)

## NTSB investigations on N778RK (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 ERA09FA411](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09FA411), Jul 17, 2009: Cessna R182 (N778RK), Hayesville, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Flight into terrain for undetermined reasons.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N778RK (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 20090717012359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090717012359A), Jul 17, 2009: Cessna R182 (N778RK), Hayesville, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) The altitude of the aircraft was insufficient to clear shinebone ridge resulting in the aircraft striking several tree tops and crashing in a densely…

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