N9778N is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Durgin Dennis M JUNIOR ACE built in 1989. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 20, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Durgin Dennis M JUNIOR ACE cancelled July 20, 2017
- Serial number
- DMD100
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1989
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- October 29, 1996
- Last FAA action
- June 16, 2009
- Last owner
- Wilson Frederick N (Individual)
Dover Foxcroft, ME - Airworthiness
- Experimental · Amateur built
NTSB accident and incident record under N9778N
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Dennis M. Durgin Junior Ace · serial DMD100
The failure of the pilot to maintain airspeed following total loss of engine power due to fuel starvation, resulting in a stall/mush, uncontrolled descent, and in-flight collision with trees.
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