# N78437: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1973-07-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 24, 1973
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 17257617
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 7, 1973
- Mode S code: AAA243
- Owner when cancelled: [Martin Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MARTIN%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Pontiac, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Pontiac)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78437
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78437
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78437-1973-07-24

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 IAD71FIG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71FIG22), Dec 4, 1970: Cessna 172K (N78437), Baltimore, MD, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N78437

- [Cancelled 1961-11-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78437-1961-11-15): Piper J3C-65, S/N 23178, built 1947. Owner: [Styles John W/Wilson Albert Jr/Bondy Dennis](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STYLES%20JOHN%20W%2FWILSON%20ALBERT%20JR%2FBONDY%20DENNIS)

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