# N8778X: 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: May 15, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8778X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8778X

## Aircraft that carried N8778X

- [Cancelled 2013-05-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8778X-2013-05-15): Cessna 182D, S/N 18253178, built 1961. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [K & C Flying](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/K%20%26%20C%20FLYING), [Mountain Home, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Mountain%20Home)

## NTSB investigations on N8778X (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 SEA86LA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA86LA235), Aug 30, 1986: Cessna 182D (N8778X), Stibnite, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8778X (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 19860830043199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860830043199A), Aug 30, 1986: Cessna STC182 (N8778X), Stibnite, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. The aircraft stalled and impacted a ridge in mountainous terrain. Downdrafts and density altitude are factors.

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