# N78600: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2014-11-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 19, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17257681
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 1, 1968
- Certificate issued: December 4, 1978
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: AAA941
- Owners when cancelled: [Cogar Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COGAR%20CHARLES%20W), [Clendenin Gary R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLENDENIN%20GARY%20R), [Reeves Thomas C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REEVES%20THOMAS%20C)
- Location: [St Albans, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/St%20Albans)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3694° N, 81.8508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25177, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78600
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78600
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78600-2014-11-19

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 IAD74FIJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74FIJ15), May 12, 1974: Cessna 172 (N78600), Charlestown, WV, 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 19740512014419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740512014419A), May 12, 1974: Cessna 172K (N78600), Charlestown, WV, Substantial damage. Acft struck rwy in a nose dwn attitude.

## Other aircraft with N78600

- [Cancelled 1955-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78600-1955-10-24): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-3924, built 1947. Owner: [Shirley E D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHIRLEY%20E%20D), [Casa Grande, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Casa%20Grande)

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