# N78418: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2011-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2011
- Status when cancelled: Expired dealer
- 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: 17257609
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: October 17, 1968
- Last registry action: June 20, 2006
- Mode S code: AAA1FE
- Owner when cancelled: [Brooks Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROOKS%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [W Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/W%20Chicago)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.8964° N, 88.2182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60185, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78418
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78418
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78418-2011-03-21

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 CHI74FEE77](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE77), May 26, 1974: Cessna 172K (N78418), Schaumberg, IL, substantial damage

## 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 19740526020289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740526020289A), May 26, 1974: Cessna 172D (N78418), Schaumberg, IL, Substantial damage. L main ldg gr struck an abandoned home freezer.

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