# N78838: 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 29, 1969
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78838
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78838

## Aircraft that carried N78838

- [Cancelled 1969-10-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78838-1969-10-29): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1621. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mid State Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20STATE%20AVIATION), [Bismarck, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Bismarck)

## NTSB investigations on N78838 (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 DEN66D0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0098), Sep 4, 1965: Piper PA-11 (N78838), Big Piney, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65D0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0088), May 20, 1965: Piper PA-11 (N78838), Pinedale, WY, substantial damage

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