# N78435: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1970-06-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 25, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257615
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1970
- Mode S code: AAA241
- Owner when cancelled: [Cessna Finance Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20FINANCE%20CORP)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78435
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78435
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78435-1970-06-25

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 LAX69A0064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69A0064), May 11, 1969: Cessna 172K (N78435), Chino, CA, destroyed, 5 fatal

## Other aircraft with N78435

- [Cancelled 1995-06-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78435-1995-06-15): Parker Zane Taylor EXEC 90, S/N 5129. Owner: [Parker Zane T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARKER%20ZANE%20T), [Tamelula, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Tamelula)
- [Cancelled 1951-01-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78435-1951-01-16): Piper J3C-65, S/N 23176. Owner: [Bradshaw Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRADSHAW%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC), [Bradshaw, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Bradshaw)

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