# N78GD: 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: June 29, 2024
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78GD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78GD

## Aircraft that carried N78GD

- [Cancelled 2024-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78GD-2024-06-29): Smith AEROSTAR 601P, S/N 61P-0424-155. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Greeley, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Greeley)

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78GD (3)

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.

- [Incident 20230329005249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230329005249I), Mar 29, 2023: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (N78GD), Mckinney, TX, Minor damage. On 29 March 2023 at approximately 11:21L [privacy data omitted] attempted to takeoff from runway 18 at Mckinney national airport. After takeoff, the pilot in…
- [Incident 19880517057289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880517057289I), May 17, 1988: Piper PA60601P (N78GD), Youngstown, OH, Minor damage. On landing rollout,left main scissors broke letting wheel pivot. Veered off runway into ditch where gears collapsed
- [Incident 19790427100619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790427100619I), Apr 27, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH (N78GD), Canton, OH, Minor damage. Engine equipped with hydraulic pump was shut down. Emergency procedures not followed. Nose gear collapsed.

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