# N96897: 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: December 10, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96897
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96897

## Aircraft that carried N96897

- [Cancelled 2012-12-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96897-2012-12-10): Cessna 172P, S/N 17276130, built 1984. Exported to Indonesia. Owner: [Ghaznavi Dari DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GHAZNAVI%20DARI%20DBA), [Carlsbad, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Carlsbad)
- [Cancelled 1978-08-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96897-1978-08-23): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 9197. Owner: [Houston Wm Ralph](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOUSTON%20WM%20RALPH), [Ludlow, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Ludlow)

## NTSB investigations on N96897 (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 IAD78FLJ14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLJ14), Jun 11, 1978: Taylorcraft BC12D (N96897), Liberty, NC, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N96897 (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 19780611022589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780611022589A), Jun 11, 1978: Tcraft BC12D (N96897), Liberty, NC, Substantial damage. Fuel tanks empty. Witnesses observed plt consuming several beers dwo flts afternoon same day.

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