# N78WC: 1979 Courtney Walter D COURTNEY TWO, registration cancelled 2018-01-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 24, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Courtney Walter D COURTNEY TWO](https://openairdocs.org/model/courtney-walter-d-courtney-two) (registry code 05655S4)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 1648
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Experimental, amateur built
- Airworthiness date: May 28, 1980
- Certificate issued: January 30, 1979
- Last registry action: September 30, 2003
- Mode S code: AA9024
- Owner when cancelled: [Courtney Walter D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COURTNEY%20WALTER%20D)
- Location: [East Peoria, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/East%20Peoria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.7077° N, 89.5378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 61611, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78WC
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78WC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78WC-2018-01-24

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 Courtney Walter D COURTNEY TWO: https://openairdocs.org/model/courtney-walter-d-courtney-two.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 CHI93DEV01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93DEV01), Aug 8, 1993: Walter D. Courtney Courtney TWO (N78WC), Canton, IL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during final approach to landing.

## Other aircraft with N78WC

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78WC): Textron B300, S/N FL-1079, built 2016

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