N5478K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 3, 1991. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172P cancelled October 3, 1991
- Serial number
- 17274144
- 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
- February 23, 1981
- Last FAA action
- January 23, 1990
- Last owner
- Hamilton Clif S JR (Individual)
Fargo, ND - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5478K
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17274144
SPATIAL DISORIENTATION. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT ARE FAILURE TO OBTAIN A PREFLIGHT WEATHER BRIEF, VRF FLIGHT INTO IMC CONDITIONS AND LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.
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