# N78511: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1989-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 1989
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257645
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AAA5AE
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78511
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78511
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78511-1989-01-26

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 MIA79DKQ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79DKQ02), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna 172 (N78511), Ocean Springs, MS, destroyed

## 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 19781203036189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781203036189A), Dec 3, 1978: Cessna 172D (N78511), Ocean Springs, MS, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N78511

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78511): Boeing 737-824, S/N 33459, built 2008
- [Cancelled 1955-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78511-1955-10-12): Piper J3C-65S, S/N 22910, built 1947. Owner: [Chicago Seaplane Base Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHICAGO%20SEAPLANE%20BASE%20INC), [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)

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