# N51078: Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2009-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 2009
- Exported to: Germany
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274263
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 2, 1980
- Certificate issued: March 7, 2005
- Last registry action: March 18, 2008
- Mode S code: A664DD
- Owner when cancelled: [Hobbs Properties LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOBBS%20PROPERTIES%20LLC)
- Location: [Darnestown, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Darnestown)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1126° N, 77.2504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 20878, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51078
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51078
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51078-2009-10-21

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.md

## 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.

- [Incident 19930505016449I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930505016449I), May 5, 1993: Cessna 172P (N51078), Gaithersburg, MD. Pilot lost, asked ATC for vectors to airport. Located destination and landed VFR. Did not advise ATC.

## Other aircraft with N51078

- [Cancelled 2017-09-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51078-2017-09-08): Beechcraft C90GTI, S/N LJ-2078, built 2013. Exported to China. Owner: [Tvpx Ars Inc Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TVPX%20ARS%20INC%20TRUSTEE), [North Salt Lake, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/North%20Salt%20Lake)
- [Cancelled 1970-10-07](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51078-1970-10-07): Piper J3C-65, S/N 10410. Owner: [James Francisco Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JAMES%20FRANCISCO%20JR), [Norwalk, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Norwalk)

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