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N78BJ

Cancelled 2007

Deregistered aircraft · Taylor SKYBOLT · Lycoming IO-320 series

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Cancelled: November 21, 2007
Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
Serial number: 100JT
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
Airworthiness date: May 12, 1988
Certificate issued: September 15, 2004
Last registry action: September 18, 2007
Mode S code: AA8E4F
Owner when cancelled: Smith Lloyd V
Location: Sharpsburg, GA
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelTaylor SKYBOLTADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelLycoming IO-320 seriesTCDS 1E12 · Reciprocating

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 N78BJ and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB ATL06LA079Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportSharpsburg, GAThe pilot's loss of control while conducting aerobatic flight. Factors in the accident were the pilot's ostentatious display, and lack of recent and total experience in type of operation.May 14, 2006 · Destroyed

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N78BJ and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20060514010949AManeuver · Sharpsburg, GA(-23) Examination of the wreckage revealed the aircraft collided with the top of several trees in a descending 45-degree nose down attitude on a heading of 180-degrees magnetic. The core of the fuselage remained intact and was lying on the left side. The…May 14, 2006 · Destroyed · 1 fatal

Other aircraft with N78BJ · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. N78BJ is registered now to the first aircraft listed.

NowRobert E Johnson JUST ACFT HIGHLANDER · S/N JA216-09-10Registered now · Built 2012 · Poe Daniel G, Laurel Hill, NC