# N378FA: 2003 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2019-03-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 5, 2019
- Exported to: Philippines
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S9378
- Year built: 2003
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: April 28, 2003
- Last registry action: November 16, 2018
- Mode S code: A45201
- Owner when cancelled: [Island Bound LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ISLAND%20BOUND%20LLC)
- Location: [Dunedin, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Dunedin)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 28.0310° N, 82.7895° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34698, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N378FA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=378FA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N378FA-2019-03-05

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 ERA11CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA147), Feb 15, 2011: Cessna 172S (N378FA), Daytona Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate flare that resulted in a hard landing.
- [NTSB MIA04CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA04CA028), Nov 21, 2003: Cessna 172S (N378FA), Orlando, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilots improper landing flare and his improper recovery from a bounced landing resulting in a hard landing and damage to the airplane.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20110215002769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110215002769A), Feb 15, 2011: Cessna 172S (N378FA), Daytona Beach, FL, Substantial damage. During touchdown on runway 7L at Daytona Beach international airport, the student pilot of N378FA inducted "porpoise" oscillations resulting in a prop strike,…
- [Incident 20090315007309I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090315007309I), Mar 15, 2009: Cessna 172S (N378FA), Daytona Beach, FL, Minor damage. On March 15, 2009, at 1130 eastern daylight time, a Cessna CE-172-S, N378FA, experienced the loss operational control during landing on runway 25L at kdab, in…
- [Accident 20031121037519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031121037519A), Nov 21, 2003: Cessna 172S (N378FA), Orlando, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot made hard landing returning from solo cross country flight. Damaged nose gear, prop, firewall, belly skin.

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