# N78820: 1947 Piper PA-11, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- 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: 11-1594
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 25, 1959
- Certificate issued: January 10, 1977
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AAB0F5
- Owner when cancelled: [Vail Dana J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VAIL%20DANA%20J)
- Location: [Gettysburg, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Gettysburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0677° N, 100.1560° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57442, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78820
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78820
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78820-2014-11-19

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 MKC66F0454](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0454-201515), Jan 25, 1966: Piper PA-11 (N78820), Tolstoy, SD, substantial damage

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