# N78304: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: January 24, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78304
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78304

## Aircraft that carried N78304

- [Cancelled 2018-01-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78304-2018-01-24): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257561, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Cosgrove Roddy L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COSGROVE%20RODDY%20L), [Liberty, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Liberty)

## NTSB investigations on N78304 (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 ERA13FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13FA062), Nov 18, 2012: Cessna 172K (N78304), Savannah, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while operating in night, instrument meteorological conditions, due to spatial disorientation.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78304 (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 20121118026069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121118026069A), Nov 18, 2012: Cessna 172K (N78304), Savannah, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Inspector jd kearby received a call on November 19, 2012 at 0015 local EST and was notified of an aircraft that crashed around 1855 from unknown circumstances…

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