# N96YK: 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: September 3, 2014
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96YK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96YK

## Aircraft that carried N96YK

- [Cancelled 2014-09-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96YK-2014-09-03): Nanchang China CJ-6A, S/N 1232007, built 1973. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)

## NTSB investigations on N96YK (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 CEN12FA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA462), Jul 21, 2012: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N96YK), Walsenburg, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while turning from base to final leg in the traffic pattern.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N96YK (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 20120721014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721014659A), Jul 21, 2012: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N96YK), Walsenburg, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. 1800HRS, 7/21/2012, N96YK impacted terrain 1/2 mile west of 4V1, 2 POB, 2 fatally injured, aircraft was substancially damaged.

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