N96617 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on May 2, 2014 when the aircraft was exported to Canada. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172P cancelled May 2, 2014
- Serial number
- 17276095
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1984
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Exported to
- Canada
- Certificate issued
- March 6, 2014
- Last FAA action
- March 7, 2014
- Last owner
- Morse Donald W (Individual)
Chewelah, WA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled May 10, 1949
- Serial number
- 8917
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 12, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Canfield Airways (Corporation)
Waterloo, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N96617
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17276095
THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING.
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