# N4878G: 1979 Cessna 172N, registration cancelled 2014-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17273425
- Year built: 1979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 31, 1979
- Certificate issued: February 8, 1985
- Last registry action: March 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A60611
- Owners when cancelled: [Stropki Wayne](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROPKI%20WAYNE), [Stropki Paul](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STROPKI%20PAUL), [Lucas Gary](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUCAS%20GARY)
- Location: [Canton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Canton)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 40.8166° N, 81.4355° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44708, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4878G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4878G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4878G-2014-12-17

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 CHI88FAMS1](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI88FAMS1), Jan 8, 1988: Cessna 172N (N4878G), Warsaw, IN, destroyed, 4 fatal

## 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 19880108065129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880108065129A), Jan 8, 1988: Cessna 172N (N4878G), Warsaw, IN, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Missing aircraft. A witness heard crash off lake Michigan shore. A passengers body washed ashore eight months later

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