Staging copy. The live site is at https://staging.data.eflight.com.
eFlight RegistryFAA data, updated daily
Registered aircraft · FAA record as of September 25, 2026
N78661

Piper PA-11

Valid Minnesota

N78661 is a Piper PA-11, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1947. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Cologne, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 6, 2012 and expires on September 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 8, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-11
Serial number
11-1422
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1947
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
AAAA14 (octal 52525024)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 6, 2012
Expires
September 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 8, 1956
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00765040

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Niskanen Sam C
Type
Individual
Address
16760 Langley Ave
Cologne, MN 55322-9241

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data