# N78812: 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: January 9, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78812
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78812

## Aircraft that carried N78812

- [Cancelled 2018-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78812-2018-01-09): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1585, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [J W Duff Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20W%20DUFF%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

## NTSB investigations on N78812 (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 MKC90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA096), Apr 24, 1990: Piper PA-11 (N78812), Thedford, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND WHILE LANDING RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78812 (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 19900424011729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900424011729A), Apr 24, 1990: Piper STCPA11 (N78812), Thedford, NE, Substantial damage. Lost control and veered off runway landing in a severe gusty crosswind that exceeded aircrafts crosswind component.

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