# N78583: 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 7, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78583
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78583

## Aircraft that carried N78583

- [Cancelled 2013-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78583-2013-11-07): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-3970, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Barnstormer Flite Signs Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARNSTORMER%20FLITE%20SIGNS%20INC), [N Myrtle Beach, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/N%20Myrtle%20Beach)

## NTSB investigations on N78583 (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 ATL98LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL98LA116), Aug 19, 1998: Piper PA-12 (N78583), Myrtle Beach, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power. A factor was the pilot continued flight operation with…
- [NTSB MIA91LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA135), May 4, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N78583), Stuart, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION WHICH FAILED TO DETECT CORROSION ON THE RUDDER CABLE. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTION CONTROL DURING LANDING WHEN THE RUDDER CABLE BROKE.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78583 (2)

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 19980819028689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980819028689A), Aug 19, 1998: Piper PA12 (N78583), Myrtle Beach, SC, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 19, 1998 at approximately 1355 local time N78583, a Piper PA-12 crashed into the ocean approximately 5 miles northeast of Myrtle Beach…
- [Accident 19910504016619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910504016619A), May 4, 1991: Piper STCPA12 (N78583), Stuart, FL, Substantial damage. Right rudder cable failed on landing roll. Veered off runway into parked airplane. Cable area visible in cabin.

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