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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N96578

N96578 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182Q built in 1978. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 23, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 182Q cancelled May 23, 2013

Serial number
18266766
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1978
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
April 27, 1982
Last FAA action
December 14, 1985
Last owner
Paramount Christian Cathedral (Corporation)
Bristol, TN
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled May 16, 1950

Serial number
8878
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 16, 1946
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Terry Forest C (Individual)
Miami, OK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N96578

ATL84FA141Accident on April 6, 1984 at Nw.Of Abingdon, VA: fatal, destroyed (2 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182Q · serial 18266766

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