# N78KA: Cessna 320C, registration cancelled 1997-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 320C](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c) (registry code 2074510)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A25](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 320C0014
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: January 9, 1992
- Last registry action: January 18, 1995
- Mode S code: AA8F0F
- Owner when cancelled: [Northwest Aerial Photo Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTHWEST%20AERIAL%20PHOTO%20INC)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1637° N, 149.9966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99502, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78KA
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78KA
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78KA-1997-01-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 320C: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-320c.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 IAD96FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD96FA090), Jun 3, 1996: Cessna 320C (N78KA), Winslow, ME, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the pilot's continued flight into known adverse weather conditions, and his loss of aircraft control, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent into terrain (river). The known icing condition was a…

## 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 19960603012389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960603012389A), Jun 3, 1996: Cessna 320C (N78KA), Winslow, ME, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was issued climb to FL180, transponder and communications lost, located in river.

## Other aircraft with N78KA

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78KA): Foxair KITFOX SUPER SPORT, S/N KA0706002, built 2008

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