N78304
N78304 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".
Cessna 172K cancelled January 24, 2018
- Serial number
- 17257561
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- December 17, 2008
- Last FAA action
- April 6, 2009
- Last owner
- Cosgrove Roddy L (Individual)
Liberty, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N78304
ERA13FA062Accident on November 18, 2012 at Savannah, GA: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17257561
The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while operating in night, instrument meteorological conditions, due to spatial disorientation.
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