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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N7768G

N7768G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172L built in 1971. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 23, 2009. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna 172L cancelled March 23, 2009

Serial number
17259468
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1971
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
February 22, 2002
Last FAA action
February 17, 2009
Last owner
Hobart Aviation INC (Corporation)
Lakemore, OH
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N7768G

CHI06FA010Accident on October 14, 2005 at Rootstown, OH: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172L · serial 17259468

The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout during cruise flight, which resulted in their failure to see and avoid each other and a midair collision.

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