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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N96811

N96811 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172P built in 1984. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 26, 2013. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172P cancelled February 26, 2013

Serial number
17276118
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1984
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
August 28, 2002
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Princeton, NJ
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled December 17, 1964

Serial number
9111
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 13, 1962
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Lhugh Hutchins (Co-owned)
Fallon, NV
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N96811

IAD02FA037Accident on March 16, 2002 at Ocean City, MD: fatal, destroyed (4 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172P · serial 17276118

The pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in his subsequent loss of control of the airplane. A factor was the dark night, over water visual 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