# N2496C: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 3
- Last cancelled: November 8, 2025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2496C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2496C

## Aircraft that carried N2496C

- [Cancelled 2025-11-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2496C-2025-11-08): Buckeye DREAM MACHINE, S/N 3792, built 2007. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Rutherfordton, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Rutherfordton)
- [Cancelled 1993-08-26](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2496C-1993-08-26): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3879A0206. Owner: [Romero Alexander G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROMERO%20ALEXANDER%20G), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)
- [Cancelled 1954-05-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2496C-1954-05-13): Cessna 180, S/N 30796. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Morristown Airport Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORRISTOWN%20AIRPORT%20CORP), [Morristown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Morristown)

## NTSB investigations on N2496C (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA81DLD38](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81DLD38), May 10, 1981: Piper PA-38 (N2496C), Merritt Island, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N2496C (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 19810510027179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810510027179A), May 10, 1981: Piper PA38112 (N2496C), Merritt Island, FL, Substantial damage. Simulated engineout on liftoff. Student failed to lower nose. CFI abrupt throttle action. Flooded engine.

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