# N96640: Cessna 152, registration cancelled 1999-03-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 29, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A19](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15286016
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 21, 1998
- Last registry action: February 24, 1998
- Mode S code: AD756D
- Owner when cancelled: [Griffin Investment Group LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GRIFFIN%20INVESTMENT%20GROUP%20LLC)
- Location: [Phoenix, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Phoenix)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6775° N, 112.1023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85027, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96640
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96640
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96640-1999-03-29

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 152: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152.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 LAX99LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX99LA079), Jan 21, 1999: Cessna 152 (N96640), Phoenix, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI's loss of airplane control upon encountering a dust devil due to his improper in-flight decision to land in proximity to the observed adverse weather conditions.

## 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 19990121000649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990121000649A), Jan 21, 1999: Cessna 152 (N96640), Phoenix, AZ, Substantial damage. Student pilot was practicing touch and go landings when he encountered a dust devil after the 4th landing and the acft flipped over on the rwy. Other…

## Other aircraft with N96640

- [Cancelled 1949-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96640-1949-08-02): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 8940. Owner: [Bythiner Klaus F J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BYTHINER%20KLAUS%20F%20J), [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)

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