# N2378Y: Cessna 177, registration cancelled 1972-08-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 11, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17700178
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A22608
- Owner when cancelled: [Gray Ernest B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRAY%20ERNEST%20B)
- Location: [Tampa, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Tampa)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2378Y
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2378Y
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2378Y-1972-08-11

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 177: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MIA72AM131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72AM131), Jun 8, 1972: Cessna 177 (N2378Y), Tampa, FL, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MKC70D0212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0212), Aug 9, 1969: Cessna 177 (N2378Y), Malden, MO, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2378Y

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2378Y): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608025, built 1999
- [Cancelled 1988-07-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2378Y-1988-07-07): Piper PA-36-375, S/N 368102005. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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