# N78638: 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: November 15, 1973
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78638
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78638

## Aircraft that carried N78638

- [Cancelled 1973-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78638-1973-11-15): Cessna 172H, S/N 17257696, built 1968. Owner: [C & R Connair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/C%20%26%20R%20CONNAIR%20INC), [Hartford, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Hartford)

## NTSB investigations on N78638 (2)

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 NYC74AN029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN029), Sep 22, 1973: Cessna 172K (N78638), Becket, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB NYC71DNE38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71DNE38), Apr 9, 1971: Cessna 172K (N78638), Hartford, CT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78638 (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 19730922030059A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730922030059A), Sep 22, 1973: Cessna 172D (N78638), Becket, MA, Destroyed. Wx below VFR tkof mins.

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