# N78803: Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 1981-10-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 19, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17257771
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1976
- Mode S code: AAB0B2
- Owner when cancelled: [R E Foy Co Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20E%20FOY%20CO%20INC)
- Location: [Enterprise, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Enterprise)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78803
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78803
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78803-1981-10-19

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 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 ATL81DKJ06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81DKJ06), Jan 13, 1981: Cessna 172 (N78803), Dothan, AL, substantial damage

## 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 19810113001929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810113001929A), Jan 13, 1981: Cessna 172K (N78803), Dothan, AL, Substantial damage. Pilot allowed aircraft to touch down short of runway causing substantial damge.

## Other aircraft with N78803

- [Cancelled 1957-11-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78803-1957-11-25): Piper PA-11, S/N 11-1576, built 1947. Owner: [Farmer'S Dusting Service/Rennels Robert T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARMER'S%20DUSTING%20SERVICE%2FRENNELS%20ROBERT%20T), [Bonham, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bonham)

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