N78304

Cancelled 2018

Deregistered aircraft · 1968 Cessna 172K · Lycoming 0-320 series

Cancelled: January 24, 2018
Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number: 17257561
Year built: 1968
Type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine: Reciprocating
Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
Airworthiness date: October 16, 1968
Certificate issued: December 17, 2008
Last registry action: April 6, 2009
Mode S code: AA9E20
Owner when cancelled: Cosgrove Roddy L
Location: Liberty, NC
Owner type: Individual

Airframe modelCessna 172KTCDS 3A12 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered now Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesTCDS E-274 · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N78304 and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

NTSB ERA13FA062Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportSavannah, GAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while operating in night, instrument meteorological conditions, due to spatial disorientation.Nov 18, 2012 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N78304 and the event date: up to this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20121118026069ALanding: Approach · Savannah, GAInspector jd kearby received a call on November 19, 2012 at 0015 local EST and was notified of an aircraft that crashed around 1855 from unknown circumstances near Savannah, GA. The usgc informed inspector kearby that they had been looking for N78304, a…Nov 18, 2012 · Destroyed · 1 fatal