# N78812: 1947 Piper PA-11, registration cancelled 2018-01-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 9, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 11-1585
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 16, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 24, 1990
- Last registry action: December 9, 2011
- Mode S code: AAB0D4
- Owner when cancelled: [J W Duff Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20W%20DUFF%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.7614° N, 104.9167° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80207, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78812
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78812
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78812-2018-01-09

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MKC90LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC90LA096), Apr 24, 1990: Piper PA-11 (N78812), Thedford, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR WIND WHILE LANDING RESULTING IN LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

## 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 19900424011729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900424011729A), Apr 24, 1990: Piper STCPA11 (N78812), Thedford, NE, Substantial damage. Lost control and veered off runway landing in a severe gusty crosswind that exceeded aircrafts crosswind component.

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