# N78738: 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: July 2, 1974
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78738
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78738

## Aircraft that carried N78738

- [Cancelled 1974-07-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78738-1974-07-02): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257740. Owner: [Fort Meade Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FORT%20MEADE%20FLYING%20CLUB), [Ft Meade, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Ft%20Meade)
- [Cancelled 1954-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78738-1954-06-01): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1505, built 1946. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Penick Maynard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PENICK%20MAYNARD), [Browsville, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Browsville)

## NTSB investigations on N78738 (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 CHI74FEI31](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEI31), Feb 28, 1974: Cessna 172 (N78738), Warren, OH, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78738 (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 19740228012969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740228012969A), Feb 28, 1974: Cessna 172K (N78738), Warren, OH, Destroyed. Primer unlocked out abt 1/2 in. Ex pipe had black residue on inside. Otr ldg area avbl.

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