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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N778RK

N778RK is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R182 built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 20, 2011. The last status on file was "second notice for re-registration or renewal".

Cessna R182 cancelled December 20, 2011

Serial number
R18200480
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Second notice for re-registration or renewal
Certificate issued
June 3, 2005
Last FAA action
June 17, 2008
Last owner
American East Airways INC (Corporation)
Cleveland, GA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N778RK

ERA09FA411Accident on July 17, 2009 at Hayesville, NC: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna R182 · serial R18200480

Flight into terrain for undetermined reasons.

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