# N8976B: 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: March 11, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8976B
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8976B

## Aircraft that carried N8976B

- [Cancelled 2013-03-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8976B-2013-03-11): Cessna 172, S/N 36676, built 1958. Sale reported, pending cancellation. Owner: [Warren, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Warren)

## NTSB investigations on N8976B (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 LAX86LA334](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA334), Aug 18, 1986: Cessna 172 (N8976B), Oroville, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC78DER98](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78DER98), Sep 22, 1978: Cessna 172 (N8976B), Warren, MN, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N8976B (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 19860818086529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860818086529A), Aug 18, 1986: Cessna 172 (N8976B), Oroville, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft ditched in a lake after engine failure. The pilot abandoned aircraft. No record of pilot certificate.
- [Accident 19780922039019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780922039019A), Sep 22, 1978: Cessna 172D (N8976B), Warren, MN, Substantial damage. Off airport operation.

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