N78011 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna A185F built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 2, 2010 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N78011 is reserved by Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport since August 20, 2026. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.
Cessna A185F cancelled September 2, 2010
- Serial number
- 18503902
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- September 7, 2006
- Last FAA action
- September 15, 2009
- Last owner
- Marine Resources INC (Corporation)
Tempe, AZ - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Globe GC-1B cancelled November 16, 1951
- Serial number
- 2011
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 23, 1950
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- A S Hopkins (Individual)
Seattle, WA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N78011
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna A185F · serial 3902
THIS CASE WAS REVISED 10/31/2007. Low compression in number 2 cylinder, which reduced the airplane's climb capability. Contributing factors in this accident were the high density altitude conditions, and the tree.
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