# N73478: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1977-05-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 6, 1977
- 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: 17267494
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1976
- Mode S code: A9DD55
- Owner when cancelled: [Pearson Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PEARSON%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Port Angeles, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Port%20Angeles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N73478
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=73478
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73478-1977-05-06

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 SEA77FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA014), Jan 24, 1977: Cessna 172M (N73478), Forks, WA, destroyed, 3 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 19770124003439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770124003439A), Jan 24, 1977: Cessna 172M (N73478), Forks, WA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Spawning survey. Low alt,low spd,heavy,beginning left turn. Plt-first river survey.

## Other aircraft with N73478

- [Cancelled 1952-04-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73478-1952-04-15): Consolidated Vultee BT-15, S/N 10919. Owner: [Mile High Aviation Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILE%20HIGH%20AVIATION%20CO%20INC), [Denver, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Denver)

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