Single-engine piston

N78938

1968 Cessna 172K

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1968
Serial
17257794
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC (LLC)
Based
Denton, TX
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Registration record

N78938 on the FAA register

Type
1968 Cessna 172K
Serial
17257794
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC
Denton, TX
Certificate issued
2023-10-04
Airworthiness date
1968-12-12
Registration expires
2030-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
AAB4D7
Mode S (octal)
52532327
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
418 nm
Cruise (type)
92 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-20
    Accident at Salisbury, CT; damage: substantial.
  • 2023-10-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N78938.
  • 1968-12-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N78938

N78938 is a 1968 Cessna 172K, serial number 17257794. The FAA register lists Wings Over Texas Holdings LLC as the registrant in Denton, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 4, 2023 and expires on October 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 92 knots and a range of about 418 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated December 12, 1968.

N78938 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Cruise
92 kt
Range
418 nm
Fuel burn
8 gph

Published figures for the Cessna 172K type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-09-20 Accident · Salisbury, CT Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · ERA25LA361
Reported aircraft: Cessna 172K
Preliminary report: On September 20, 2025, about 1733 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N78938, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Salisbury, Connecticut. The flight instructor and pilot receiving instruction sustained minor injuries. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. The flight instructor reported that after departing they climbed to 7,000 ft mean sea level (msl) and had been in cruise flight for about 10 minutes when the engine rpm dropped about 100 rpm. The flight instructor turned on the carburetor heat and the engine rpm continued to drop to about 1,400 rpm as the airplane began to descend. The engine…
NTSB report ↗

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.