# N78DK: 2005 Rainbow Aircraft PTY COBRA, registration cancelled 2013-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Rainbow Aircraft PTY COBRA](https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-aircraft-pty-cobra) (registry code 05902WX)
- Engine: [Rotax 503 DCDI](https://openairdocs.org/engine/rotax-503-dcdi) (registry code 55566)
- Serial number: C-078
- Year built: 2005
- Type of aircraft: Weight-shift-control
- Engine type: 2 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, registered before 01/31/08
- Airworthiness date: September 1, 2007
- Certificate issued: December 14, 2012
- Last registry action: December 14, 2012
- Mode S code: AA8E82
- Owner when cancelled: [Sills Donald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SILLS%20DONALD%20J)
- Location: [Camden, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Camden)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3139° N, 80.5738° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 29020, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78DK-2013-06-04

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 Rainbow Aircraft PTY COBRA: https://openairdocs.org/model/rainbow-aircraft-pty-cobra.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 ERA13CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA161), Mar 9, 2013: Rainbow Aircraft PTY Cobra (N78DK), Camden, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the approach to land.

## 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 20130309004019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130309004019A), Mar 9, 2013: Rainbow Aircraft Pty Ltd COBRA (N78DK), Camden, SC, Substantial damage. On March 09, 2013 at approximately 1630 the pilot departed runway 06 at Woodward Field, Camden south carolina, to do pattern work. On the first down wind leg…

## Other aircraft with N78DK

- [Cancelled 2003-11-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78DK-2003-11-07): Aero Commander 500-B, S/N 1109-64. Exported to Senegal. Owner: [Oceanic Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OCEANIC%20LTD), [Dover, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Dover)
- [Cancelled 1982-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78DK-1982-08-23): Cessna 310R, S/N 310R0263. Owner: [Dixon Associates](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DIXON%20ASSOCIATES), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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