# N4678G: Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2012-12-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 11, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273304
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1979
- Certificate issued: June 11, 1996
- Last registry action: June 17, 2008
- Mode S code: A5B713
- Owner when cancelled: [Piedmont Bible College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PIEDMONT%20BIBLE%20COLLEGE)
- Location: [Winston Salem, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Winston%20Salem)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1108° N, 80.2004° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27101, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4678G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4678G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4678G-2012-12-11

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 172N: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n.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 ATL87LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87LA127), Apr 27, 1987: Cessna 172N (N4678G), Union Grove, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19870427011629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870427011629A), Apr 27, 1987: Cessna 172N (N4678G), Union Grove, NC, Substantial damage. The aircraft nosed over during a landing in a muddy, plowed field. Field was on a friends farm.

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