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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N4963R

N4963R is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172RG. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 11, 1993. The last status on file was "second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172RG cancelled September 11, 1993

Serial number
172RG0037
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Second attempt to mail the triennial form, no response
Certificate issued
February 20, 1986
Last FAA action
August 12, 1989
Last owner
Technical Trades Institute INC (Corporation)
Colorado Springs, CO
Airworthiness
None on file

Cessna 172H cancelled May 7, 1974

Serial number
17256317
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 13, 1971
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
U S Air Force (Government)
Randolph Afb, TX
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N4963R

DEN92FA077Accident on July 24, 1992 at Fairplay, CO: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172RG · serial 172RG0037

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR'S OPERATION AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICIENT TO CLEAR OBSTACLES IN RISING MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. FACTORS WERE: HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE, DIVERSION OF THE INSTRUCTOR'S ATTENTION, AND THE RISING TERRAIN.

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