# N78690: 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: March 21, 2017
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78690
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78690

## Aircraft that carried N78690

- [Cancelled 2017-03-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78690-2017-03-21): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257720, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Stratos Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRATOS%20AVIATION%20INC), [Lubbock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lubbock)
- [Cancelled 1955-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78690-1955-10-24): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1457, built 1947. Owner: [Poteet Norman M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POTEET%20NORMAN%20M), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

## NTSB investigations on N78690 (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 LAX03LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA184), Jun 8, 2003: Cessna 172K (N78690), Early, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power while on approach to land, and subsequent off-airport landing.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78690 (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 20030608013429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030608013429A), Jun 8, 2003: Cessna 172K (N78690), Brownwood, TX, Substantial damage. (-23) On June 8, 2003, at 0500 CDT, a C-172-K, N78690, registered to stratos aviation inc., rr 3 box 49, lubbock, Texas 794039712, lost power during an…

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