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N96164

N96164 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna R172E. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 5, 1992. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office".

Cessna R172E cancelled February 5, 1992

Serial number
R1720081
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
Certificate issued
March 16, 1981
Last FAA action
November 18, 1991
Last owner
Civil Air Patrol INC (Corporation)
Maxwell Afb, AL
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N96164

ATL89LA037Accident on November 15, 1988 at Lawrenceville, GA: minor injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna R172E · serial R172-0081

IMPROPER REPAIR AND/OR MODIFICATION OF THE CARBURETOR AIRBOX BY UNKNOWN PERSON(S), AND THE SUBSEQUENT FAILURE OF MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL TO DETECT THE IMPROPER REPAIR/MODIFICATION DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION(S), WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO CARBURETOR ICING. A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE PRESENCE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS CONDUCIVE TO THE FORMATION OF CARBURETOR ICE.

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