N996SB is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172K built in 1969. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 15, 2019. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Cessna 172K cancelled July 15, 2019
- Serial number
- 17258251
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1969
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- February 25, 2016
- Last FAA action
- August 10, 2016
- Last owner
- Skyfusion II LLC (LLC)
Atlanta, GA - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal; Utility
NTSB accident and incident record under N996SB
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172 · serial 17258251
The student pilot's improper pitch application, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent fire. Contributing to the accident was the student’s failure to give over the flight controls to the flight instructor when instructed to do so.
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