# N7768G: 1971 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2009-03-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 23, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- 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: 17259468
- Year built: 1971
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 8, 2002
- Certificate issued: February 22, 2002
- Last registry action: February 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AA82C8
- Owner when cancelled: [Hobart Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOBART%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Lakemore, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Lakemore)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.0210° N, 81.4331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 44250, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7768G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7768G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7768G-2009-03-23

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 172L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l.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 CHI06FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA010), Oct 14, 2005: Cessna 172L (N7768G), Rootstown, OH, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout during cruise flight, which resulted in their failure to see and avoid each other and a midair collision.

## 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 20051014032082A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051014032082A), Oct 14, 2005: Cessna 172L (N7768G), Rootstown, OH, Destroyed, 2 fatal. (-23) Private pilot [privacy data omitted] was receiving flight instruction from [privacy data omitted] toward an instrument rating through a 141 flight…

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