N78189 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 24, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172K cancelled January 24, 2018
- Serial number
- 17257519
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 10, 2003
- Last FAA action
- March 30, 2010
- Last owner
- Swinney Brady Trustee (Co-owned)
Van, TX - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Globe GC-1B cancelled March 8, 1949
- Serial number
- 2189
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 30, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Globe Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Ft Worth, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N78189
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17257519
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while on final approach. Factors were the high winds and prevailing crosswind.
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