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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4697B

N4697B is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 180 built in 1955. The FAA cancelled the registration on December 11, 2012. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 180 cancelled December 11, 2012

Serial number
31595
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1955
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 9, 1981
Last FAA action
June 12, 1984
Last owner
Stout Melvin (Co-owned)
Atascadero, CA
Airworthiness
Standard

NTSB accident and incident record under N4697B

LAX84FA389Accident on July 12, 1984 at Randsburg, CA: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 180 · serial 31595

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