# N78JC: 1979 Sperling BD-4, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Sperling BD-4](https://openairdocs.org/model/sperling-bd-4) (registry code 1130466)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 638
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1984
- Last registry action: March 1, 1987
- Mode S code: AA8EF8
- Owner when cancelled: [Kimerly John C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIMERLY%20JOHN%20C)
- Location: [Rockford, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Rockford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2854° N, 89.0017° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61107, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78JC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78JC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78JC-2013-05-09

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 Sperling BD-4: https://openairdocs.org/model/sperling-bd-4.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 SEA84FA178](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84FA178), Jul 21, 1984: Sperling BD-4 (N78JC), Henderson, NV, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19840721033719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840721033719A), Jul 21, 1984: Amtrbd BEDEBD4 (N78JC), Henderson, NV, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Lost control in turbulence from a nearby thunderstorm. Dived into ground in a vertical banked attitude.

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