N78658 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 4, 2020. The last status on file was "sale reported". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172K cancelled June 4, 2020
- Serial number
- 17257708
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Sale reported
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- May 1, 2020
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Manteo, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-11 cancelled March 26, 1956
- Serial number
- 11-1419
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 31, 1950
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Sturdivant W R (Individual)
Hale Center, TX - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N78658
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17257708
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed and his exceedance of the airplane’s critical angle of attack, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall.
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