N9578H is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 26, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".
Cessna 172M cancelled October 26, 1992
- Serial number
- 17266241
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- July 31, 1989
- Last FAA action
- September 21, 1992
- Last owner
- Freiberg Alan E (Individual)
Mobile, AL - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N9578H
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 172-66241
THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED (VSO) WHILE CONDUCTING SLOW FLIGHT AT A LOW ALTITUDE. THIS RESULTED IN AN IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL (STALL) AND SUBSEQUENT IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH TREES.
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