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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N5962S

N5962S is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Beech A23-24 built in 1966. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 11, 2002. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Beech A23-24 cancelled January 11, 2002

Serial number
MA-46
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1966
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
January 30, 1991
Last FAA action
January 18, 2000
Last owner
Pfeifer Donald M (Co-owned)
Milford, DE
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N5962S

NYC01FA172Accident on July 15, 2001 at Bridgeville, DE: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Beech A23-24 · serial MA-46

The pilot's incapacitation, which resulted in a loss of aircraft control while maneuvering. A factor was the FAA Aeromedical Certification Division's inadequate certification/approval of the pilot's medical certificate. Findings were the pilot's inappropriate use of medication, and depression.

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