Models / Piper / PA-11 / N78659 Aircraft record N78659 Piper PA-11 Safety record in brief: 3 NTSB events (substantial damage at worst, latest Mar 2024) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires Sep 30, 2029 NTSB events 3 substantial, 2024 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Lancaster, CA
Certificate issued Sep 11, 2019
Expires Sep 30, 2029
Airworthiness Standard
Airworthiness date Aug 12, 1955 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Piper
Model PA-11
Serial number 11-1420
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 2
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code AAA9F9 Engine
Make and model Cont Motor C90 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 95 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2019 – now Individual owner Lancaster, CA · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (3)
Accident · substantial damage Mar 9, 2024 · Death Valley, CA The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout, resulting in a ground loop and runway excursion.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report WPR24LA107 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for WPR24LA107)
Incident · minor damage Jul 27, 2010 · Ripon, WI The inability of either pilot to see the other airplane due to the blind spot created by their respective airplane's wings.
Damage Minor
Injuries None
Report CEN10IA447 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN10IA447)
Accident · substantial damage May 21, 1999 · Leesburg, VA The pilot-in-command's (CFI) failure to maintain control of the airplane.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report NYC99LA117 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC99LA117)
Accident history for this model ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record