# N9978C: Callair A-5, registration cancelled 1971-06-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 7, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Callair A-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-5) (registry code 1850110)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-758](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-758) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 233
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 10, 1966
- Mode S code: ADF017
- Owner when cancelled: [Gerner Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GERNER%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9978C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9978C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9978C-1971-06-07

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Callair A-5: https://openairdocs.org/model/callair-a-5.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 MKC68F0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68F0019), Jun 16, 1967: Callair A-5 (N9978C), Algona, IA, destroyed

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