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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N78755

N78755 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 24, 2023. The last status on file was "valid registration".

N78755 is reserved by a private party since May 24, 2023. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Cessna 172K cancelled May 24, 2023

Serial number
17257747
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1968
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 29, 2017
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Last owner
Vance Nicholas D (Individual)
Bluffton, OH
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N78755

ERA22LA267Accident on June 13, 2022 at Bluffton, OH: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17257747

The student pilot’s loss of control during climb after an aborted landing, 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