N96273 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 2, 2000. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled June 2, 2000
- Serial number
- 17276050
- 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
- December 15, 1983
- Last FAA action
- May 16, 2000
- Last owner
- Fitchburg-Colonial Aviation INC (Corporation)
Fitchburg, MA - Airworthiness
- None on file
Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled November 16, 1970
- Serial number
- 8573
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 27, 1954
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Armstrong Max E (Individual)
New Bern, NC - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N96273
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 172-76050
The student pilot's failure to see and avoid the private pilot's airplane. Factors included the student pilot's non-standard traffic pattern entry, the private pilot's failure to check for other traffic before turning onto final, and the position of the sun at the time of the accident.
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