# N2966X: Cessna 177, registration cancelled 1970-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17700366
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A30F04
- Owner when cancelled: [Renton Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RENTON%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Renton, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Renton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2966X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2966X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2966X-1970-06-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Cessna 177: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177.md

## NTSB investigations (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 SEA68A0069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68A0069), May 25, 1968: Cessna 177 (N2966X), Lester, WA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2966X

- [Cancelled 2018-03-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2966X-2018-03-09): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 32-7940233, built 1979. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Limb-A-Nator LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIMB-A-NATOR%20LLC), [O Fallon, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/O%20Fallon)

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