# N1578Y: 1962 Cessna 172C, registration cancelled 1974-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c) (registry code 2072408)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17249278
- Year built: 1962
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 25, 1962
- Mode S code: A0E7B7
- Owner when cancelled: [Central American Airways F S Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CENTRAL%20AMERICAN%20AIRWAYS%20F%20S%20INC)
- Location: [Louisville, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Louisville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2542° N, 85.7594° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Louisville, KY, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1578Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1578Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1578Y-1974-01-18

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172c.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MKC66A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66A0023), Oct 8, 1965: Cessna 172C (N1578Y), Fulton, MO, destroyed, 3 fatal

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