N78211 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 27, 2010. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172K cancelled July 27, 2010
- Serial number
- 17257528
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- June 14, 2004
- Last FAA action
- June 15, 2010
- Last owner
- East Tenn Pilots Club INC (Corporation)
Knoxville, TN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Globe GC-1B cancelled September 11, 1947
- Serial number
- 2211
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 14, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Dr John E Peters (Individual)
Pasadena, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N78211
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17257528
The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on initial take off climb resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent into the ground.
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