# N78698: 1947 Piper PA-11, registration cancelled 2012-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-691](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-691), [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11-1462
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1958
- Last registry action: December 10, 1977
- Mode S code: AAAA84
- Location: [Grenada, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Grenada)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7617° N, 89.7991° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38901, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78698
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78698
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78698-2012-10-22

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 MIA77DLA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLA12), Dec 28, 1976: Piper PA-11 (N78698), Perry, FL, destroyed
- [NTSB CHI74DEM30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74DEM30), Dec 16, 1973: Piper PA-11 (N78698), Newaygo, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19761228040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761228040859A), Dec 28, 1976: Piper PA11 (N78698), Perry, FL, Substantial damage. Wea brief from plt who had prev flown route. Lnd in swamp. No radio abd. Recovery date 12/29/76.
- [Accident 19731216039049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731216039049A), Dec 16, 1973: Piper PA11 (N78698), Newaygo, MI, Substantial damage. Snow covered corn field five inches in depth.

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