# N78LD: 1968 Cessna 172K, registration cancelled 2007-04-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 10, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17257424
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 6, 1968
- Certificate issued: June 19, 2003
- Last registry action: February 20, 2007
- Mode S code: AA8F2B
- Owner when cancelled: [Dowden Lairon W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWDEN%20LAIRON%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Nederland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Nederland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.9903° N, 94.0070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77627, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78LD
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78LD
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78LD-2007-04-10

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## Other aircraft with N78LD

- [Cancelled 1980-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78LD-1980-03-04): Piper PA-32RT-300, S/N 32R-7885243. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Sudan Interior Mission](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SUDAN%20INTERIOR%20MISSION), [Cedar Grove, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Cedar%20Grove)

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