# N7878G: 1970 Cessna 172L, registration cancelled 2004-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432)
- 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: 17259578
- Year built: 1970
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 24, 1971
- Certificate issued: November 14, 1998
- Last registry action: January 20, 2004
- Mode S code: AAADFE
- Owners when cancelled: [Beck James T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECK%20JAMES%20T), [Beck Susan J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BECK%20SUSAN%20J)
- Location: [Holley, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Holley)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.2052° N, 78.0577° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14470, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7878G
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7878G
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7878G-2004-04-30

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 172L: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l.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 NYC01LA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA210), Aug 13, 2001: Cessna 172L (N7878G), Brockport, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed go-around during the landing attempt. Factors included the dark night conditions and the pilot's inadequate preflight decision to fly to an airport with inoperative surface…

## 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 20010812022369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010812022369A), Aug 12, 2001: Cessna 172L (N7878G), Brockport, NY, No damage. (-23) On 08/12/01, N7878G, a C-172-1, crashed at 2255 local, at 7G0, Ledgedale airpark, located in Brockport, NY. The pilot was attempting a night landing…
- [Incident 19800904068799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904068799I), Sep 4, 1980: Cessna 172L (N7878G), Atlantic City, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot levelled off too high, hit hard.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain, except the copies of manufacturers’ service documents, which belong to their rights holders.