N96640 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 152. The FAA cancelled the registration on March 29, 1999. The last status on file was "valid registration". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 152 cancelled March 29, 1999
- Serial number
- 15286016
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 21, 1998
- Last FAA action
- February 24, 1998
- Last owner
- Griffin Investment Group LLC (Corporation)
Phoenix, AZ - Airworthiness
- None on file
Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled August 2, 1949
- Serial number
- 8940
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- August 14, 1946
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Bythiner Klaus F J (Individual)
San Diego, CA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N96640
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 152 · serial 15286016
The CFI's loss of airplane control upon encountering a dust devil due to his improper in-flight decision to land in proximity to the observed adverse weather conditions.
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