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N78690

Cancelled 2017
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Deregistered aircraft · 1968 Cessna 172K · Lycoming 0-320 series

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Cancelled
March 21, 2017
Status when cancelled
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Serial number
17257720
Year built
1968
Type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine
Reciprocating
Airworthiness
Standard, normal, utility
Airworthiness date
November 15, 1968
Certificate issued
April 22, 2002
Last registry action
July 29, 2008
Mode S code
AAAA7C
Owner when cancelled
Stratos Aviation Inc
Location
Lubbock, TX
Owner type
Corporation
Airframe modelCessna 172KTCDS 3A12 · ADs, bulletins and aircraft registered nowEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesTCDS E-274 · Reciprocating

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.

NTSB investigations · 1

Matched to this aircraft by N78690 and the event date: after October 24, 1955, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

NTSB LAX03LA184Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportEarly, TXThe student pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, which resulted in a loss of engine power while on approach to land, and subsequent off-airport landing.Jun 8, 2003 · Substantial damage

FAA incident reports · 1

FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N78690 and the event date: after October 24, 1955, when the previous aircraft’s registration ended, through this one’s cancellation.

Accident 20030608013429AFinal Approach · Brownwood, TX(-23) On June 8, 2003, at 0500 CDT, a C-172-K, N78690, registered to stratos aviation inc., rr 3 box 49, lubbock, Texas 794039712, lost power during an approach to a landing on a personal flight. VFR flight conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed.…Jun 8, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other aircraft with N78690 · 1

The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled. No aircraft carries N78690 now.

1955Piper PA-11 · S/N 11-1457Cancelled Oct 24, 1955 · Built 1947 · Poteet Norman M, Phoenix, AZ