N7878G is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172L built in 1970. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 30, 2004. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172L cancelled April 30, 2004
- Serial number
- 17259578
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1970
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- November 14, 1998
- Last FAA action
- January 20, 2004
- Last owner
- Beck James T (Co-owned)
Holley, NY - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N7878G
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172L · serial 17257578
The pilot's delayed go-around during the landing attempt. Factors included the dark night conditions and the pilot's inadequate preflight decision to fly to an airport with inoperative surface lighting.
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