# N9778U: 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: November 12, 1976
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9778U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9778U

## Aircraft that carried N9778U

- [Cancelled 1976-11-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9778U-1976-11-12): Grumman American Avn. AA-5A, S/N AA5A-0178. Owner: [Rockwell International Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROCKWELL%20INTERNATIONAL%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [El Segundo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/El%20Segundo)

## NTSB investigations on N9778U (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 IAD76AI085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76AI085), Jul 22, 1976: Grum Amer AA-5A (N9778U), Lexington, KY, destroyed, 1 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports on N9778U (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 19760722029589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760722029589A), Jul 22, 1976: Gulstm AA5 (N9778U), Lexington, KY, Destroyed. Mixt ctl in idle cutoff. Student plt had difficulty in tfc pattern spacing.

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