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N5096K

N5096K is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172S built in 2001. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 3, 2013 when the aircraft was exported to Fiji. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172S cancelled April 3, 2013

Serial number
172S8997
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
2001
Last status
Valid registration
Exported to
Fiji
Certificate issued
January 22, 2013
Last FAA action
January 22, 2013
Last owner
Chuck Smith Aircraft INC (Corporation)
Torrance, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Cessna 172N cancelled November 2, 1983

Serial number
17273967
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 3, 1980
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Loflin Nettie H (Individual)
New London, NC
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N5096K

ATL83LA242Accident on June 26, 1983 at Denton, NC: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172N · serial 17273967

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