# N78690: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2017-03-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 21, 2017
- 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: 17257720
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 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](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRATOS%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Lubbock, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Lubbock)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6435° N, 101.7582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79403, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78690
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78690
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78690-2017-03-21

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 LAX03LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA184), Jun 8, 2003: Cessna 172K (N78690), Early, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

## 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 20030608013429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030608013429A), Jun 8, 2003: Cessna 172K (N78690), Brownwood, TX, Substantial damage. (-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…

## Other aircraft with N78690

- [Cancelled 1955-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78690-1955-10-24): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1457, built 1947. Owner: [Poteet Norman M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/POTEET%20NORMAN%20M), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)

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