# N78402: 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: May 9, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78402
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78402

## Aircraft that carried N78402

- [Cancelled 2013-05-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78402-2013-05-09): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257603, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Darnell Jerry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DARNELL%20JERRY), [Carlinville, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Carlinville)
- [Cancelled 1951-08-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78402-1951-08-22): Piper J3C-65, S/N 23143. Owner: [H H Hunter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/H%20H%20HUNTER), [Marietta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Marietta)

## NTSB investigations on N78402 (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 ATL05LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05LA031), Nov 29, 2004: Cessna 172K (N78402), Smyrna, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight, and his inadequate in-flight planning/decision which resulted in fuel exhaustion and the loss of engine power.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78402 (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 20041129034369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041129034369A), Nov 29, 2004: Cessna 172K (N78402), Smyrna, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On November 29, 2004 the pilot [privacy data omitted] departed maury county airport (mrc) around 3:30 am after airport security found him sleeping in his…
- [Accident 19951230042859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19951230042859A), Dec 30, 1995: Cessna 172C (N78402), Hillsboro, MO, Substantial damage. Fuel and radio problems, made emergency landing in a field.

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