# N696Z: 1966 Bolkow PHOEBUS, registration cancelled 1973-07-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 23, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Bolkow PHOEBUS](https://openairdocs.org/model/bolkow-phoebus) (registry code 1403004)
- Serial number: 739
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Glider
- Certificate issued: April 17, 1967
- Mode S code: A9433F
- Owner when cancelled: [Loeper Dietrich F C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LOEPER%20DIETRICH%20F%20C)
- Location: [Moraga, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Moraga)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N696Z
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=696Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N696Z-1973-07-23

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 Bolkow PHOEBUS: https://openairdocs.org/model/bolkow-phoebus.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 OAK73AP042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK73AP042), May 26, 1973: Bolkow A-1 (N696Z), Redding, CA, destroyed

## 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 19730526013392A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730526013392A), May 26, 1973: Entwic PHOEBUSC (N696Z), Redding, CA, Destroyed. Soaring contest. Acft were 2 of 7,all climbing in same thermal.N696Z plt parachuted ok,acft crashed

## Other aircraft with N696Z

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N696Z): Rodgers Brian A G2SA-2, S/N AA0034, built 2021

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