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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N78DZ

N78DZ is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a William D Telfair/Zia Z Telfai EXCALIBUR built in 2015. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 27, 2018. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

William D Telfair/Zia Z Telfai EXCALIBUR cancelled October 27, 2018

Serial number
2614
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Two-cycle piston
Year built
2015
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
December 5, 2017
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Crystal, MN
Airworthiness
Experimental · Amateur built

NTSB accident and incident record under N78DZ

CEN17LA216Accident on June 4, 2017 at Albuquerque, NM: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: William D Telfair/Zia Z Telfai EXCALIBUR · serial 2614

The loss of pitch control due to the overload failure of the control rod.

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