# N4778M: 1947 Piper PA-11, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102)
- Engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-691](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-691), [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11-294
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 21, 1993
- Certificate issued: December 8, 1989
- Last registry action: December 18, 2007
- Mode S code: A5DE97
- Owner when cancelled: [Cody John](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CODY%20JOHN)
- Location: [Quincy, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Quincy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.5660° N, 84.5858° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Quincy, FL, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4778M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4778M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4778M-2018-01-24

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 Piper PA-11: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11.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 ERA09LA503](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA503), Sep 7, 2009: Piper PA-11 (N4778M), Quincy, FL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper use of flight controls following a partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s impairment from the use of an…

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