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N96956

N96956 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 182Q built in 1979. 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
18266912
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1979
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
June 23, 1979
Last FAA action
January 4, 1986
Last owner
Taylor Robert (Co-owned)
Hayward, CA
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

Taylorcraft BC12-D cancelled March 30, 1953

Serial number
9256
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1946
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 9, 1953
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Willis Allerton H. JR. (Individual)
Lake Minchumina, AK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N96956

LAX84FA152Accident on January 21, 1984 at Soledad, CA: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 182Q · serial 18266912

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