N2876L is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172H built in 1967. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 24, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172H cancelled September 24, 2012
- Serial number
- 17256076
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1967
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- May 12, 2009
- Last FAA action
- May 12, 2009
- Last owner
- Price Michael W (Individual)
Elkton, VA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N2876L
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172H · serial 17256076
The inherent limitations of the see-and-avoid concept, which made it difficult for the helicopter pilot to see the airplane before the collision. Contributing to the accident was the airplane pilot’s non-standard entry to the airport traffic pattern, which, contrary to published Federal Aviation Administration guidance, was conducted 500 feet below the airport's published traffic pattern altitude and in a direction that conflicted with the established flow of traffic.
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