# N72778: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: July 18, 2001
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=72778
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N72778

## Aircraft that carried N72778

- [Cancelled 2001-07-18](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72778-2001-07-18): Cessna T182T, S/N T18208007. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO), [Independence, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Independence)
- [Cancelled 1982-06-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72778-1982-06-09): Cessna 140, S/N 9961. Owner: [Wileys Seaplanes](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILEYS%20SEAPLANES), [Lake Oswego, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Lake%20Oswego)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72778-undated): Cessna 120, S/N 14355. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N72778 (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA81DYM08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM08), Oct 6, 1980: Cessna 140 (N72778), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N72778 (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19801006075079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801006075079A), Oct 6, 1980: Cessna 120 (N72778), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Unchecked high sink rate on approach, resulted in a hard, water landing.

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