# N78486: 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: November 19, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78486
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78486

## Aircraft that carried N78486

- [Cancelled 2014-11-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78486-2014-11-19): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-1997, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Brooks Floyd W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROOKS%20FLOYD%20W), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

## NTSB investigations on N78486 (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 ANC73DAA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73DAA09), Aug 27, 1972: Piper PA-12 (N78486), North Pole, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB ANC69D0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69D0114), Mar 8, 1969: Piper PA-12 (N78486), Nenana, AK, substantial damage

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