N4278Q is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172L. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 11, 1996. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172L cancelled April 11, 1996
- Serial number
- 17260178
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- March 26, 1984
- Last FAA action
- February 21, 1996
- Last owner
- Amato Donald (Partnership)
Upland, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N4278Q
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17260178
THE PILOT'S INADVERTENT FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION, AND THE WEATHER AND TERRAIN CONDITIONS.
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