# N78680: 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: June 14, 1956
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78680
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78680

## Aircraft that carried N78680

- [Cancelled 1956-06-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78680-1956-06-14): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1441, built 1947. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Bates Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BATES%20AVIATION%20INC), [Hawthorne, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Hawthorne)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78680-undated): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257717. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N78680 (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 DEN84FA293](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84FA293), Sep 17, 1984: Cessna 172K (N78680), Aspen, CO, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78680 (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 19840917052749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840917052749A), Sep 17, 1984: Cessna 172K (N78680), Aspen, CO, Substantial damage. Illegal charter flilght with no 135 certificate. Flew through high mountain pass, stalled trying to climb out.

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