# N78838: Piper PA-11, registration cancelled 1969-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 1969
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-691](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-691) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11-1621
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AAB120
- Owner when cancelled: [Mid State Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MID%20STATE%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Bismarck, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Bismarck)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78838
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78838
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78838-1969-10-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 DEN66D0098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0098), Sep 4, 1965: Piper PA-11 (N78838), Big Piney, WY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65D0088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0088), May 20, 1965: Piper PA-11 (N78838), Pinedale, WY, substantial damage

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