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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N2780W

N2780W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Pratka Allen J N3PUP built in 2007. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 7, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 3 times.

N2780W is reserved by a private party since December 31, 2024. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on October 31, 2026.

Pratka Allen J N3PUP cancelled July 7, 2017

Serial number
001
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
2007
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
August 24, 2007
Last FAA action
August 24, 2007
Last owner
Pratka Allen J (Individual)
Pleasanton, TX
Airworthiness
Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008

Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 cancelled April 18, 1991

Serial number
45332
Type
Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
December 21, 1984
Last FAA action
January 31, 1991
Last owner
Notlef INC (Corporation)
Port O'Connor, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

Mooney M20E cancelled May 7, 1970

Serial number
1062
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 28, 1968
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Zinke & Smith (Corporation)
Pompono Beach, FL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N2780W

FTW89LA021Accident on November 17, 1988 at Gulf-Of-Mexico, GM: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Bell 206L-1 · serial 45332

ENGINE FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS AND THE PILOT MISJUDGING HIS ALTITUDE DURING THE FLARE RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site