# N96640: 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: March 29, 1999
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96640
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96640

## Aircraft that carried N96640

- [Cancelled 1999-03-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96640-1999-03-29): Cessna 152, S/N 15286016. Owner: [Griffin Investment Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFIN%20INVESTMENT%20GROUP%20LLC), [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- [Cancelled 1949-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96640-1949-08-02): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 8940. Owner: [Bythiner Klaus F J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYTHINER%20KLAUS%20F%20J), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

## NTSB investigations on N96640 (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 LAX99LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA079), Jan 21, 1999: Cessna 152 (N96640), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's loss of airplane control upon encountering a dust devil due to his improper in-flight decision to land in proximity to the observed adverse weather conditions.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N96640 (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 19990121000649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990121000649A), Jan 21, 1999: Cessna 152 (N96640), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot was practicing touch and go landings when he encountered a dust devil after the 4th landing and the acft flipped over on the rwy. Other…

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