# N1178J: 1946 Boeing N2S-3, registration cancelled 2013-11-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Boeing N2S-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-n2s-3) (registry code 1380146)
- Engine: [Continental W670 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-w670-series) (registry code 17018)
- Serial number: 757685
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 22, 2003
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2005
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A049AD
- Owner when cancelled: [Duckworth Edward I](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DUCKWORTH%20EDWARD%20I)
- Location: [Liberty, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Liberty)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2583° N, 94.3897° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 64068, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1178J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1178J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1178J-2013-11-07

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Boeing N2S-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-n2s-3.md

## NTSB investigations (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 CHI07CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA194), Jul 4, 2007: Boeing N2S-3 (N1178J), Trenton, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient altitude/clearance above the water while maneuvering. A factor in the accident was the low altitude maneuver attempted by the pilot.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 20070704013649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070704013649A), Jul 4, 2007: Boeing N2S3 (N1178J), Trenton, MO, Destroyed. (-23) Several witnesses observed the pilot performing aerobatic maneuvers east of Trenton municipal airport (trx). Prior to impact in the Trenton upper lake,…

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.