# N78698: 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: October 22, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78698
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78698

## Aircraft that carried N78698

- [Cancelled 2012-10-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78698-2012-10-22): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1462, built 1947. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Grenada, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Grenada)

## NTSB investigations on N78698 (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 MIA77DLA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA12), Dec 28, 1976: Piper PA-11 (N78698), Perry, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI74DEM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM30), Dec 16, 1973: Piper PA-11 (N78698), Newaygo, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78698 (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 19761228040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228040859A), Dec 28, 1976: Piper PA11 (N78698), Perry, FL, Substantial damage. Wea brief from plt who had prev flown route. Lnd in swamp. No radio abd. Recovery date 12/29/76.
- [Accident 19731216039049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731216039049A), Dec 16, 1973: Piper PA11 (N78698), Newaygo, MI, Substantial damage. Snow covered corn field five inches in depth.

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