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N778W

Cancelled 1973
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Deregistered aircraft · Luscombe 8A

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Cancelled
July 20, 1973
Status when cancelled
Valid registration
Serial number
3205
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Certificate issued
August 10, 1972
Mode S code
AA88B3
Owner when cancelled
Roy John W
Location
Grafton, WV
Owner type
Partnership
Airframe modelLuscombe 8ATCDS A-694 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N778W and the event date: after April 8, 1934, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB IAD73AI017Accident · 1 fatalClosedGrafton, WVJun 1, 1973 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N778W and the event date: after April 8, 1934, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 19730601014119ADescent · Grafton, WVOBS flying low over home. Eng sputtered momentarily. Crashed in driveway. Primer found unlocked.Jun 1, 1973 · Reported as Luscom 8E · Destroyed

Other aircraft with N778W · 2

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N778W now.

2015Ackley Brent SONERAI 1 · S/N 1017Cancelled May 6, 2015 · Registration expired, pending cancellation · Ackley Brent D, Baldwin, WI1934Bellanca CH400 SKYROCKET · S/N 616Cancelled Apr 8, 1934 · Dempsey T R, Los Angeles, CA