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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N9778R

N9778R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech M35 built in 1960. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 29, 2005. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Beech M35 cancelled December 29, 2005

Serial number
D-6279
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1960
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 24, 2000
Last FAA action
December 29, 2005
Last owner
Fisher Global Development (Partnership)
Houston, TX
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N9778R

FTW00FAMS1Accident on April 3, 2000 at Gulf Of Mexico: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech M35 · serial D-6279

the pilot's continued flight of the airplane into known adverse weather conditions resulting in the pilot's loss of control of the aircraft. Contributing factors were the severe turbulence and windshear.

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