# N78472: 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: April 29, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78472
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78472

## Aircraft that carried N78472

- [Cancelled 2013-04-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78472-2013-04-29): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257630. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Xxxx, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Xxxx)
- [Cancelled 1956-03-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78472-1956-03-16): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-1983, built 1947. Owner: [Rigg James P Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RIGG%20JAMES%20P%20JR), [Grand Junction, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Grand%20Junction)

## NTSB investigations on N78472 (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 NYC73DKM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73DKM02), Jul 28, 1972: Cessna 172K (N78472), Hickory, NC, substantial damage

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