N78JC
N78JC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Sperling BD-4 built in 1979. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Sperling BD-4 cancelled May 9, 2013
- Serial number
- 638
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1979
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 5, 1984
- Last FAA action
- March 1, 1987
- Last owner
- Kimerly John C (Individual)
Rockford, IL - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N78JC
SEA84FA178Accident on July 21, 1984 at Henderson, NV: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Sperling BD-4 · serial 638
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