N778H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II built in 2005. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 4, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 4 times.
N778H is reserved by a private party since June 4, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Quad City Ultralight CHALLENGER II cancelled June 4, 2022
- Serial number
- CH2-0905-CW-2671
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
- Year built
- 2005
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 21, 2007
- Last FAA action
- September 14, 2018
- Last owner
- Homan Harold E (Individual)
Presque Isle, MI - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Registered before Jan 31, 2008
Piper PA-23-250 cancelled February 7, 1991
- Serial number
- 273888
- Type
- Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- August 25, 1986
- Last FAA action
- January 4, 1991
- Last owner
- Howell L V JR (Individual)
Olton, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
Cessna 185C cancelled November 6, 1972
- Serial number
- 185-0768
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Roslyn Pines INC (Corporation)
Roslyn Heights, NY - Airworthiness
- None on file
Stearman Aircraft 4E cancelled January 5, 1952
- Serial number
- 4018
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- April 19, 1941
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Church Firman (Individual)
Avon Park, FL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N778H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Quad City Ultralight Challenger II · serial CH2-0905-CW-2671
The separation of the right wing’s forward lift strut from the fuselage due to a missing nylon-insert lock nut. Contributing to the accident was the noncertificated pilot’s decision to operate the airplane even though a condition inspection had not been completed in the 13 years since the airplane received its experimental airworthiness certificate.
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