# N96273: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: June 2, 2000
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96273
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96273

## Aircraft that carried N96273

- [Cancelled 2000-06-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96273-2000-06-02): Cessna 172P, S/N 17276050. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Fitchburg-Colonial Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FITCHBURG-COLONIAL%20AVIATION%20INC), [Fitchburg, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Fitchburg)
- [Cancelled 1970-11-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96273-1970-11-16): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 8573, built 1946. Owner: [Armstrong Max E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARMSTRONG%20MAX%20E), [New Bern, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/New%20Bern)

## NTSB investigations on N96273 (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 NYC00FA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00FA058), Dec 22, 1999: Cessna 172P (N96273), Leominster, MA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to see and avoid the private pilot's airplane. Factors included the student pilot's non-standard traffic pattern entry, the private pilot's failure to check for other…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N96273 (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 19991222036631A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991222036631A), Dec 22, 1999: Cessna 172P (N96273), Fitchburg, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)The private pilot was conducting landings in a left traffic pattern to runway 32, and the student pilot was inbound on an instructional solo flight. The…

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