# N8478L: 1968 Cessna 172I, registration cancelled 1973-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 1973
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172-56678
- Year built: 1968
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1973
- Mode S code: AB9D55
- Owner when cancelled: [Hanson Harold W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HANSON%20HAROLD%20W)
- Location: [Monrow, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Monrow)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478L
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8478L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8478L-1973-06-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 172I: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i.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 SEA71DWA34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71DWA34), Apr 5, 1971: Cessna 172I (N8478L), Mulino, OR, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N8478L

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8478L): Bell 47G-4, S/N 3339, built 1963

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