# N78189: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: January 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78189
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78189

## Aircraft that carried N78189

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78189-2018-01-24): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257519, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Swinney Brady Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SWINNEY%20BRADY%20TRUSTEE), [Van, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Van)
- [Cancelled 1949-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78189-1949-03-08): Globe GC-1B, S/N 2189. Owner: [Globe Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Ft Worth, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Ft%20Worth)

## NTSB investigations on N78189 (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 FTW04FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW04FA045), Dec 21, 2003: Cessna 172K (N78189), Grand Saline, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane while on final approach. Factors were the high winds and prevailing crosswind.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78189 (2)

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 20031221034339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031221034339A), Dec 21, 2003: Cessna 172K (N78189), Van, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) On December 21, 2003 at approximately 133O central standard time, a Cessna 172 single engine airplane N78189 was destroyed when it collided with terrain,…
- [Incident 19800816067079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800816067079I), Aug 16, 1980: Cessna 172K (N78189), Batesville, AR, Minor damage. Pilot landed too fast and to side of runway. Wheel barreled and damaged the propeller.

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