# N78222: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2002-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 2002
- 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: 17257535
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 5, 1969
- Certificate issued: May 18, 1993
- Last registry action: May 14, 2002
- Mode S code: AA9AAD
- Owner when cancelled: [Johnson Aviation Incorporated](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20AVIATION%20INCORPORATED)
- Location: [Oxford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Oxford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1133° N, 71.8615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01540, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78222
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78222
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78222-2002-06-26

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 172K: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k.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 IAD98LA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA025), Feb 1, 1998: Cessna 172K (N78222), Oxford, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

## 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 19980201002499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980201002499A), Feb 1, 1998: Cessna 172K (N78222), Oxford, MA, Substantial damage. Nose gear vibration landing. Typical 172. Porpoised using back yoke. Lost control veered off rwy. Nosed over snowba (.4)the pilot said that he applied back…

## Other aircraft with N78222

- [Cancelled 1954-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78222-1954-09-13): Globe GC-1B, S/N 2222. Owner: [Poulos Anthony M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POULOS%20ANTHONY%20M), [Sayville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Sayville)

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