# N78DZ: 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 27, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78DZ
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78DZ

## Aircraft that carried N78DZ

- [Cancelled 2018-10-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78DZ-2018-10-27): William D Telfair/Zia Z Telfai EXCALIBUR, S/N 2614, built 2015. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Crystal, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Crystal)

## NTSB investigations on N78DZ (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 CEN17LA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA216), Jun 4, 2017: William D Telfair/Zia Z Telfai Excalibur (N78DZ), Albuquerque, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of pitch control due to the overload failure of the control rod.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78DZ (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 20170604008019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170604008019A), Jun 4, 2017: William D Telfair/Zia Z Telfai EXCALIBUR (N78DZ), Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. On June 4, 2017, at 0824 MST, an excaliber, N78DZ, registered to [privacy data omitted], was in cruise flight when, according to the pilot, the aircraft began…

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