# N78669: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1997-12-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 6, 1997
- 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: 17257711
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 20, 1991
- Last registry action: September 17, 1997
- Mode S code: AAAA1C
- Owner when cancelled: [Cruiseair Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRUISEAIR%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Ramona, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ramona)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.0404° N, 116.8301° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92065, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78669
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78669
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78669-1997-12-06

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 LAX92LA281](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA281), Jul 5, 1992: Cessna 172K (N78669), Agua Caliente, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE APPROACH AIRSPEED AND AN INADVERTENT STALL/MUSH CONDITION WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION WITH THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY. A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19920705023719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920705023719A), Jul 5, 1992: Cessna 172K (N78669), Agua Caliente S, CA, Substantial damage. Stalled on short final trying to recover from high sink rate. Impacted short of runway. Nosed over.
- [Incident 19840420021159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840420021159I), Apr 20, 1984: Cessna 172K (N78669), Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft ran into a chainlink fence. When pilot started the engine by hand claimed tail chained and brake was on.

## Other aircraft with N78669

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78669): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1430

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