N52778
N52778 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1981. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled April 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 17274605
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1981
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- March 28, 1983
- Last FAA action
- July 8, 1989
- Last owner
- Vitale Robert J (Individual)
Wilmington, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Cessna 182P cancelled May 15, 1974
- Serial number
- 18262838
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Germany
- Certificate issued
- February 25, 1974
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft Company (Corporation)
Zaventem, - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N52778
ATL85LA137Accident on April 17, 1985 at Southern Pines, NC: minor injuries, destroyed.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274605
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