N78227
Cessna 172K
Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on June 7, 1949.
Register facts: FAA Aircraft Registry (Releasable Aircraft Database) (open data).
FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.
Safety history
- September 20, 1985Accident
THE PLT REPORTED THAT ON THE INITIAL INDICATION OF RAIN, HE ELECTED TO TAKEOFF FROM THE HARVESTED SOYBEAN FIELD BEFORE IT BECAME MUDDY. THE FIELD WAS SOFT & WAS ABOUT 2100 FT LONG. BEFORE THE ACDNT, THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH, SO THE PLT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF IN THAT DIRECTION. AFTER LIFT-OFF, HE BECAME CONCERNED ABOUT TREES AHEAD & BEGAN A SHALLOW TURN.