# N50078: 1974 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1976-04-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 1, 1976
- 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: 17264193
- Year built: 1974
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 1, 1975
- Mode S code: A63D5E
- Owner when cancelled: [Meisman Lawrence B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEISMAN%20LAWRENCE%20B)
- Location: [Hartman, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Hartman)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N50078
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=50078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50078-1976-04-01

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 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.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 LAX76AL044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL044), Jan 8, 1976: Cessna 172M (N50078), Olney Springs, CO, destroyed, 1 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 19760108001899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760108001899A), Jan 8, 1976: Cessna 172M (N50078), Olney Springs, CO, Destroyed. Plt had MDT to severe arteriosclerosis

## Other aircraft with N50078

- [Cancelled 2005-02-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N50078-2005-02-01): Raytheon 390, S/N RB109, built 2004. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)

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