# N78DT: Holden James D PULSAR, registration cancelled 2012-08-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 8, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Holden James D PULSAR](https://openairdocs.org/model/holden-james-d-pulsar) (registry code 05603KT)
- Serial number: 218
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: March 11, 2003
- Mode S code: AA8E8A
- Location: [Sisseton, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Sisseton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.6687° N, 97.0736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57262, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78DT
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78DT
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78DT-2012-08-08

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Holden James D PULSAR: https://openairdocs.org/model/holden-james-d-pulsar.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 CHI03LA269](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA269), Aug 16, 2003: Holden Pulsar (N78DT), Willmar, MN, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed resulting in an inadvertent stall/spin.

## 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 20030816021549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030816021549A), Aug 16, 2003: Holden PULSAR (N78DT), Willmar, MN, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Passenger [privacy data omitted] asked PIC timothy dale davenport for a ride in his airplane. Aircraft N78DT (spitfire, Pulsar-experimental) departed…

## Other aircraft with N78DT

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78DT): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA 62, S/N 62.C075, built 2024

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