# N78552: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1970-03-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 9, 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: 17257665
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AAA63B
- Owner when cancelled: [W Windell Hambrick](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/W%20WINDELL%20HAMBRICK)
- Location: [Johnson, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Johnson)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78552
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78552
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78552-1970-03-09

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 DEN70FXD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXD12), Mar 9, 1970: Cessna 172K (N78552), Otis, CO, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N78552

- [Cancelled 1960-01-21](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78552-1960-01-21): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-3927. Owner: [Wallace William R/Hamilton Edwin R/Collins Cliffor](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WALLACE%20WILLIAM%20R%2FHAMILTON%20EDWIN%20R%2FCOLLINS%20CLIFFOR), [Toledo 14, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Toledo%2014)

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