N78505
N78505 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 30, 1991. 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 April 30, 1991
- Serial number
- 17257642
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- February 28, 1986
- Last FAA action
- January 31, 1991
- Last owner
- Mcdonald John J III (Individual)
Tappahannock, VA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Piper J3C-65 cancelled April 18, 1955
- Serial number
- 22991
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 21, 1947
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Scott Everett R (Individual)
Boone, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N78505
BFO87LA061Accident on September 3, 1987 at Tappahannock, VA: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17257642
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