N78402 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172K cancelled May 9, 2013
- Serial number
- 17257603
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 26, 2002
- Last FAA action
- April 22, 2010
- Last owner
- Darnell Jerry (Individual)
Carlinville, IL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Piper J3C-65 cancelled August 22, 1951
- Serial number
- 23143
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- September 26, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- H H Hunter (Individual)
Marietta, GA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N78402
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17257603
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.
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