N5778W is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a S N I A S AS350D ASTAR built in 1980. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 4, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
S N I A S AS350D ASTAR cancelled June 4, 2013
- Serial number
- 1394
- Type
- Rotorcraft · Turboshaft
- Year built
- 1980
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 17, 1987
- Last FAA action
- May 19, 2009
- Last owner
- Sinquanon Management CO (Corporation)
Miami, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-28-150 cancelled February 28, 1972
- Serial number
- 28-1632
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- January 27, 1966
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Donald R Wilkinson (Individual)
Wallkill, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5778W
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Aerospatiale 350D · serial 1394
FATIGUE FAILURE OF AN ENGINE TURBINE BLADE, WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF POWER. ROUGH OCEAN WATER IN THE EMERGENCY LANDING AREA WAS A RELATED FACTOR.
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