# N78WP: Cessna T-41B

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna T-41B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-41b) (registry code 2072417, 4 seats)
- Serial number: R172-0204
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 25, 1977
- Certificate issued: October 8, 1999
- Expires: August 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AA902F
- Registered owner: [James William I Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20WILLIAM%20I%20JR)
- Location: [Fayetteville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Fayetteville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4885° N, 84.4855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30214, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78WP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78WP

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Cessna T-41B)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N78WP.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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.

- [Incident 19880228011919I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880228011919I), Feb 28, 1988: Cessna T41B (N78WP), Simpsonville, KY. Fuel exhaustion. Forced landing in a field. Faulty fuel gage. Pilot failed to check fuel visually.
- [Incident 19790422024539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790422024539I), Apr 22, 1979: Cessna T41B (N78WP), West Point, NY, Minor damage. Student lost control after touchdown and bad bounce. Instructor on board.

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Cessna T-41B aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-t-41b/aircraft.md

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