Single-engine piston

N78669

Piper PA-11

Registered No accidents on file
Built
—
Serial
11-1430
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fairmont, MN
What's N78669 worth? Track flights
Registration record

N78669 on the FAA register

Type
Piper PA-11
Serial
11-1430
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fairmont, MN
Certificate issued
2007-04-05
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2027-03-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
AAAA1C
Mode S (octal)
52525034
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
603 nm
Cruise (type)
148 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2007-04-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N78669 to the current registrant.
  • 1997-12-06
    N78669 previously assigned to a Cessna 172K / 172 Skyhawk / 172/180 Conversion (s/n 17257711); cancelled.
Overview

About N78669

N78669 is a Piper PA-11, serial number 11-1430. It is registered to an individual in Fairmont, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 5, 2007 and expires on March 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston and 2 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 148 knots and a range of about 603 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N78669. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
148 kt
Range
603 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
1,290 ft
Landing over 50 ft
750 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-11 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1992-07-05 Accident · Agua Caliente, CA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · LAX92LA281
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172K — a different aircraft that carried the N78669 registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE APPROACH AIRSPEED AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH CONDITION WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOTS LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE IN TYPE OF AIRCRAFT.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

Same model

More Piper PA-11 aircraft

N1049C
Piper PA-11
N1429V
Piper PA-11
N1953N
Piper PA-11
N2486A
Piper PA-11
N2522E
Piper PA-11
N3053P
Piper PA-11
N338P
Piper PA-11
N4116D
Piper PA-11
All 438 Piper PA-11 registrations →
Same state

Other aircraft registered in Minnesota

N78642
1968 Cessna 172K
N7865U
1964 Cessna 172 Skyhawk
N78661
1947 Piper PA-11
N7866G
1970 Cessna 172L Skyhawk
N7866W
1964 Piper Cherokee 180
N7867R
1969 Beechcraft 36 Bonanza 36
All 6,939 aircraft registered in Minnesota →
Similar aircraft

Other single-engine pistons on the register

  • N1042K Luscombe 8A
  • N1465H Piper Cherokee 235
  • N1104M Cessna 172L Skyhawk
  • N1102C Cessna 177B / 172E Skyhawk
  • N1003C Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160
  • N1000V Cirrus SR22-G2 / SR22-G6 / SR22-G3
More from Piper

Piper models on the register

Own N78669?

Get a free valuation, digitize the logbooks, or list it on fyiAero.

Free valuation Logbook transcription

Browse: Piper aircraft for sale· Aircraft registered in Minnesota· Registry by state· FAA registry stats

Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.