# N4496C: 1953 Cessna 195A, registration cancelled 2012-11-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 29, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 195A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a) (registry code 2073110)
- Engine: [Jacobs L4 /R755-7](https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (registry code 35003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-790](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-790) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 16080
- Year built: 1953
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 27, 1975
- Last registry action: February 8, 1986
- Mode S code: A56F39
- Owner when cancelled: [De Peyster F V C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DE%20PEYSTER%20F%20V%20C)
- Location: [Chicago, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Chicago)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9047° N, 87.6359° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 60610, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4496C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4496C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4496C-2012-11-29

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 Cessna 195A: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195a.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 LAX86LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86LA189), Apr 23, 1986: Cessna 195A (N4496C), San Rafael, CA, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19860423075792A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860423075792A), Apr 23, 1986: Cessna 195A (N4496C), San Rafael, CA, Substantial damage. The aircraft had just landed when it was struck by N3947N. N44966 used incorrect traffic pattern procedures.

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