# N20478: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1974-10-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 17, 1974
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17261321
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A1A44D
- Owner when cancelled: [Militair Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILITAIR%20INC)
- Location: [Colorado Springs, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Colorado%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20478
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=20478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20478-1974-10-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## Other aircraft with N20478

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20478): Beech V35B, S/N D-10194
- [Cancelled 1939-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20478-1939-04-15): Welch Orin WELCH OW-7M, S/N 128. Owner: [Welch Aircraft Ind Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELCH%20AIRCRAFT%20IND%20INC), [South Bend, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/South%20Bend)

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