# N5878R: Cessna 172G, registration cancelled 1988-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 1988
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17253547
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A79369
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5878R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5878R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5878R-1988-10-06

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 172G: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g.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 FTW86FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW86FA086), May 13, 1986: Cessna 172G (N5878R), Blackwell, OK, 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 19860512044532A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860512044532A), May 12, 1986: Cessna 172G (N5878R), Blackwell, OK, Destroyed. During practice formation left wing was hit by 2603E right wing after it crossed under. Lost control dived to ground

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