N5096E is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172N built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 9, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172N cancelled May 9, 2013
- Serial number
- 17271709
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1978
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- August 15, 1988
- Last FAA action
- September 3, 2003
- Last owner
- Aircraft Equipment INC (Corporation)
Vancouver, WA - Airworthiness
- Standard
Cessna 180B cancelled March 25, 1959
- Serial number
- 50396
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N5096E
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17271709
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO USE THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT FOR LANDING. A FACTOR RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SOFT DIRT RUNWAY SURFACE.
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