N78840
N78840 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1968. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 5, 2015. 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 5, 2015
- Serial number
- 17257786
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1968
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 27, 1991
- Last FAA action
- March 21, 1997
- Last owner
- Walker Mikel L (Individual)
Belmont, NC - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Piper PA-11 cancelled August 9, 1960
- Serial number
- 11-1623
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- August 22, 1958
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Mcclure C B (Individual)
North Bend, OR - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N78840
ATL88LA115Accident on March 15, 1988 at Butler, AL: no injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172K · serial 17257786
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