# N78D: Aero Commander 680T, registration cancelled 1972-01-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 17, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Aero Commander 680T](https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680t) (registry code 0141712)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 2A4](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/2A4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1580
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1966
- Mode S code: AA8E78
- Owner when cancelled: [Lease Air Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LEASE%20AIR%20INC)
- Location: [Youngstown, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Youngstown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78D
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78D
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78D-1972-01-17

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 Aero Commander 680T: https://openairdocs.org/model/aero-commander-680t.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 FTW72AF031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72AF031), Dec 5, 1971: Aero Comdr 680T (N78D), New Orleans, LA, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other aircraft with N78D

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78D): Beech 65-A90-1, S/N LM-78, built 1967

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