# N96617: 1984 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2014-05-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 2, 2014
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17276095
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: November 2, 1983
- Certificate issued: March 6, 2014
- Last registry action: March 7, 2014
- Mode S code: AD750B
- Owner when cancelled: [Morse Donald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MORSE%20DONALD%20W)
- Location: [Chewelah, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Chewelah)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 48.2924° N, 117.6986° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99109, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96617
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96617
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96617-2014-05-02

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 SEA92LA048](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA92LA048), Feb 17, 1992: Cessna 172P (N96617), Nordman, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE SNOW COVERED RUNWAY, AND THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING.

## 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 19920216004929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920216004929A), Feb 16, 1992: Cessna 172P (N96617), Nordman, ID, Substantial damage. Landed on snow covered u s forest service emergency strip and nosed over.

## Other aircraft with N96617

- [Cancelled 1949-05-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96617-1949-05-10): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 8917. Owner: [Canfield Airways](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANFIELD%20AIRWAYS), [Waterloo, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Waterloo)

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