# N4896A: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: February 9, 1971
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4896A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4896A

## Aircraft that carried N4896A

- [Cancelled 1971-02-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4896A-1971-02-09): Piper PA-18A, S/N 18-4999. Owner: [Johnson Jr Ben F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JOHNSON%20JR%20BEN%20F), [Anderson, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Anderson)

## NTSB investigations on N4896A (2)

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 MIA89LA162](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89LA162), May 29, 1989: Cessna A152 (N4896A), Lake Wales, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: IMPROPER PLANNING/DECISION BY THE PILOT BY NOT PROPERLY SECURING THE AIRCRAFT OR OBTAINING PROPER ASSISTANCE.
- [NTSB MIA71FKG32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG32), Aug 31, 1970: Piper PA-18 (N4896A), Girard, GA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4896A (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 19890529013309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890529013309A), May 29, 1989: Cessna A152 (N4896A), Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Engine started by propping. Unoccupied aircraft jumped nose chock hit parked aircraft, a vehicle, and a hangar door.

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