# N78840: 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: May 5, 2015
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78840
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78840

## Aircraft that carried N78840

- [Cancelled 2015-05-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78840-2015-05-05): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257786, built 1968. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Walker Mikel L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALKER%20MIKEL%20L), [Belmont, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Belmont)
- [Cancelled 1960-08-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78840-1960-08-09): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1623. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Mcclure C B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLURE%20C%20B), [North Bend, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/North%20Bend)

## NTSB investigations on N78840 (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 ATL88LA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88LA115), Mar 15, 1988: Cessna 172K (N78840), Butler, AL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N78840 (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 19880315071729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880315071729A), Mar 15, 1988: Cessna 172K (N78840), Butler, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on pipeline patrol. Landed on rough pipeline clearing and nosed over. Possible carburetor icing.

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