# N78211: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2010-07-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 27, 2010
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- 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: 17257528
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 4, 1969
- Certificate issued: June 14, 2004
- Last registry action: June 15, 2010
- Mode S code: AA9A89
- Owner when cancelled: [East Tenn Pilots Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAST%20TENN%20PILOTS%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Knoxville, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Knoxville)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9116° N, 83.8578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 37920, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78211
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78211
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78211-2010-07-27

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 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 ATL05CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA002), Oct 9, 2004: Cessna 172K (N78211), Knoxville, TN, no damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed on initial take off climb resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent into the ground.
- [NTSB FTW74FRG65](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW74FRG65), Feb 21, 1974: Cessna 172K (N78211), Corpus Chrsti, TX, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20041009025779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041009025779A), Oct 9, 2004: Cessna 172K (N78211), Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. (-23) On 10-09-2004 at 0859 EST, student pilot william t. linton, departed Sky Ranch Airport (TN98) near Knoxville, TN, on his third solo takeoff of that day.…
- [Accident 19740221004589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740221004589A), Feb 21, 1974: Cessna 172K (N78211), Corpus Chrsti, TX, Substantial damage. Plt prev briefed by FAA control tower of strong gusty 28-36K vbl winds bfor taxying.

## Other aircraft with N78211

- [Cancelled 1947-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78211-1947-09-11): Globe GC-1B, S/N 2211. Owner: [Dr John E Peters](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DR%20JOHN%20E%20PETERS), [Pasadena, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Pasadena)

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