# N7878N: 1967 Cessna R172E, registration cancelled 2002-07-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 26, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna R172E](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e) (registry code 2072413)
- Engine: [Continental IO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (registry code 17025)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A17](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A17), [TCDS E1CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E1CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: R172-0269
- Year built: 1967
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 14, 1967
- Certificate issued: October 25, 1967
- Last registry action: June 19, 2001
- Mode S code: AAAE04
- Owner when cancelled: [U S Air Force](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/U%20S%20AIR%20FORCE)
- Location: [Patrick Afb, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Patrick%20Afb)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 28.2516° N, 80.6100° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 32925, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7878N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7878N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7878N-2002-07-26

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 R172E: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172e.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 MIA02LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA057), Feb 1, 2002: Cessna R172E (N7878N), River Ranch, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The reported loss of engine power due to undetermined reasons. Contributing factors in the accident were an improper flap setting, excessive landing speed, and terrain consisting of berms.

## 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 20020201014329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020201014329A), Feb 1, 2002: Cessna R172E (N7878N), Riverranch, FL, No damage. (-23) N7878N departed sebring airport with the student flying a VFR cross-country to patrick air force base at 2000'. At about 20 minutes into the flihgt the…

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