# N778LP: 2001 Cessna 172S, registration cancelled 2007-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172S8778
- Year built: 2001
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 20, 2001
- Certificate issued: September 5, 2001
- Last registry action: September 18, 2007
- Mode S code: AA87C7
- Owner when cancelled: [R J Ventures LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20J%20VENTURES%20LLC)
- Location: [Paramus, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Paramus)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9473° N, 74.0702° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07652, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N778LP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=778LP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N778LP-2007-10-18

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 172S: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s.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 IAD05FA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD05FA067), May 21, 2005: Cessna 172S (N778LP), Brooklyn, NY, substantial damage, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and subsequent impact with terrain.

## 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 20050521019009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050521019009A), May 21, 2005: Cessna 172S (N778LP), Coney Island, NY, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) N778LP Cessna 172S s/n 172S8778 FSDO-15 Saturday 21, 2005 [privacy data omitted] on may 21, 2005, at 1346 local time (1746 UTC), a Cessna 172S, N778LP…

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