# N996SB: 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: July 15, 2019
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=996SB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N996SB

## Aircraft that carried N996SB

- [Cancelled 2019-07-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N996SB-2019-07-15): Cessna 172K, S/N 17258251, built 1969. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Skyfusion II LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKYFUSION%20II%20LLC), [Atlanta, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Atlanta)

## NTSB investigations on N996SB (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 GAA19CA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA020), Oct 14, 2018: Cessna 172 (N996SB), Lawrenceville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper pitch application, which resulted in a hard landing and subsequent fire. Contributing to the accident was the student’s failure to give over the flight controls to the…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N996SB (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 20181014020079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20181014020079A), Oct 14, 2018: Cessna 172K (N996SB), Lawrenceville, GA, Destroyed. The aircraft was cleared for landing on runway 07 with a student pilot at the controls. Over the end of the runway, the aircraft was too high and the student…

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