N8896U is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 150M built in 1976. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 21, 2017. The last status on file was "third notice for registration renewal". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 150M cancelled March 21, 2017
- Serial number
- 15078017
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1976
- Last status
- Third notice for registration renewal
- Certificate issued
- November 4, 2013
- Last FAA action
- November 4, 2013
- Last owner
- Cupp Martin M (Individual)
Marceline, MO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Utility
Cessna 172F cancelled April 19, 1965
- Serial number
- 17252816
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Australia
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Cessna Aircraft CO (Corporation)
Wichita, KS - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N8896U
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 150 · serial 15078017
The pilot's failure to visually check the quantity of fuel in the fuel tanks in accordance with the Preflight checklist, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion and the subsequent forced landing.
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