N8578U
N8578U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172F built in 1965. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 14, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172F cancelled May 14, 2013
- Serial number
- 17252478
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1965
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 11, 2002
- Last FAA action
- September 16, 2008
- Last owner
- Gonzalez Gilbert A (Individual)
San Juan, PR - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N8578U
MIA03LA176Accident on September 1, 2003 at Fajardo, PR: no injuries, destroyed.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172F · serial 17252478
The pilot's inadequate aircraft preflight resulting in the airplane being operated with water contamination in the fuel system, and the loss of engine power.
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