# N196X: Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2, registration cancelled 1970-02-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 3, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2](https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-porter-pc-6-c-h2) (registry code 7090214)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 7A15](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/7A15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 596
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 25, 1966
- Mode S code: A18082
- Owner when cancelled: [Air America Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AIR%20AMERICA%20INC)
- Location: [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N196X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=196X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N196X-1970-02-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Pilatus Porter PC-6/C-H2: https://openairdocs.org/model/pilatus-porter-pc-6-c-h2.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 UNK69X0144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0144), Aug 19, 1969: Pilatus PC-6C (N196X), Long Tieng, Laos, destroyed, 13 fatal
- [NTSB UNK69X0114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK69X0114), Mar 26, 1969: Pilatus PC-6C (N196X), Sam Thong, Laos, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N196X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N196X): Israel Aerospace Industriesltd G200, S/N 196, built 2008

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