# N278DU: Beech 65-A90, registration cancelled 1978-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Beech 65-A90](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90) (registry code 1152908)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A20](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: LJ-243
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: December 29, 1977
- Mode S code: A2C492
- Owner when cancelled: [S J Groves & Sons Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/S%20J%20GROVES%20%26%20SONS%20CO)
- Location: [Minneapolis, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minneapolis)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N278DU
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=278DU
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N278DU-1978-09-27

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 Beech 65-A90: https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-65-a90.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 DEN78FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA054), Jul 10, 1978: Beech 65-A90 (N278DU), Aurora, CO, destroyed, 6 fatal

## 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 19780710042909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780710042909A), Jul 10, 1978: Beech 65A90 (N278DU), Aurora, CO, Destroyed, 5 fatal. L eng boost pump inop,switch off. Crossfeed off. Aprx 700# ovr max

---
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.