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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N496SC

N496SC is not currently registered. It was last assigned to an American Sportscopter Intl Inc ULTRASPORT 496 built in 1996. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 4, 2017. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

N496SC is reserved by Sierra Charlie Aviation since March 2, 2023. Reservation type: Fee paid. An expiration notice was issued on January 2, 2027.

American Sportscopter Intl Inc ULTRASPORT 496 cancelled April 4, 2017

Serial number
00002
Type
Rotorcraft · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1996
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
May 6, 1999
Last FAA action
May 10, 2010
Last owner
American Sportscopter International INC (Corporation)
Newport News, VA
Airworthiness
Experimental · Market survey

Piper PA-31-350 cancelled April 1, 1991

Serial number
317752077
Type
Fixed-wing, multi-engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 10, 1987
Last FAA action
January 31, 1991
Last owner
Southcentral Air INC (Corporation)
Kenai, AK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N496SC

DCA88MA011Accident on December 23, 1987 at Kenai, AK: fatal, destroyed (6 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-31-350 · serial 31.7752077

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