N39778 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-28-161. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 17, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Piper PA-28-161 cancelled April 17, 1991
- Serial number
- 287916009
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- January 27, 1987
- Last FAA action
- January 23, 1990
- Last owner
- Guthrie James E (Co-owned)
San Clemente, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N39778
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-28-161 · serial 79-16009
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT VFR FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC), AND HIS IMPROPER INFLIGHT DECISION TO TURN TO THE LEFT, WHICH RESULTED IN FLIGHT TOWARD HIGHER TERRAIN. THE TERRAIN AND WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE RELATED FACTORS.
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