# N96811: 1984 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2013-02-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 26, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 17276118
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1983
- Last registry action: August 28, 2002
- Mode S code: AD7C73
- Location: [Princeton, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Princeton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3647° N, 74.6563° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 08540, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96811
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96811
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96811-2013-02-26

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 IAD02FA037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD02FA037), Mar 16, 2002: Cessna 172P (N96811), Ocean City, MD, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's spatial disorientation, which resulted in his subsequent loss of control of the airplane. A factor was the dark night, over water visual 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 20020315018769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020315018769A), Mar 15, 2002: Cessna 172P (N96811), Ocean City, MD, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) On March 15, 2002 at about 1935 EST, Cessna 172P, N96811, crashed into the atlantic Ocean while on approach to the Ocean City airport, Ocean City, MD.…

## Other aircraft with N96811

- [Cancelled 1964-12-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96811-1964-12-17): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 9111. Owner: [Lhugh Hutchins](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LHUGH%20HUTCHINS), [Fallon, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Fallon)

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