# N78677: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2018-05-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 17257716
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 6, 1969
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: AAAA3D
- Owner when cancelled: [Intercontinental Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERCONTINENTAL%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Littleton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Littleton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5938° N, 105.0115° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80120, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78677
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78677
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78677-2018-05-18

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 DEN70FXD44](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70FXD44), Jun 28, 1970: Cessna 172K (N78677), Littleton, CO, destroyed

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