N2196E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 8, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled July 8, 2013
- Serial number
- 17271184
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- September 20, 1982
- Last FAA action
- August 3, 1999
- Last owner
- Johnson R Verle (Co-owned)
North Port, FL - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Aeronca 7DC-CONV cancelled September 21, 1954
- Serial number
- 7AC-5770
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- March 2, 1953
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Wagner Eleanor (Individual)
Thermal, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N2196E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271184
INTENTIONAL VFR FLIGHT INTO IMC BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRCRAFT CONTROL, SPATIAL DISORIENTATION, AND ALTITUDE INADEQUATE FOR RECOVERY FOLLOWING THE IN FLIGHT LOSS OF CONTROL.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site