N2396E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 16, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172N cancelled October 16, 2012
- Serial number
- 17271265
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 11, 1988
- Last FAA action
- August 1, 1997
- Last owner
- Toppen David L (Co-owned)
Butte, MT - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N2396E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 172-71265
UNFAVORABLE WINDS. FACTORS TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: INADEQUATE WEATHER EVALUATION AND LACK OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17271265
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