# N76026: 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: May 25, 1990
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=76026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N76026

## Aircraft that carried N76026

- [Cancelled 1990-05-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76026-1990-05-25): Cessna 172N, S/N 17268094. N-number assigned, not yet registered

## NTSB investigations on N76026 (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 BFO90FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90FA032), Mar 17, 1990: Cessna 172N (N76026), Bedford, VA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO FLY INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE ABOVE THE TERRAIN. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S SELF INDUCED PRESSURE, LOW…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N76026 (2)

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 19900316063409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900316063409A), Mar 16, 1990: Cessna 172N (N76026), Bedford, VA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Flew into side of cloud obscured ridge at night VFR. Was advised by afs and airport operator not to go due weather.
- [Incident 19780526040179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526040179I), May 26, 1978: Cessna 172 (N76026), Norman, OK, Minor damage. Nose wheel dropped into ditch obscured by water. While taxiing off side of yellow line.

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