# N96868: 1984 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2013-06-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 5, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17276125
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: December 14, 1983
- Certificate issued: September 4, 1992
- Last registry action: September 17, 2001
- Mode S code: AD7D29
- Owner when cancelled: [Richard Vehorn Enterprises Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHARD%20VEHORN%20ENTERPRISES%20INC)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.9993° N, 96.8417° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75287, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96868
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96868
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96868-2013-06-05

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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 FTW99FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99FA153), May 29, 1999: Cessna 172P (N96868), Mesquite, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure by both pilots to maintain visual lookout. A factor was the inadequate radio communications maintained by both pilots while in the traffic pattern.
- [NTSB CHI91LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA112), Mar 23, 1991: Cessna 172 (N96868), Wichita, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE DUAL STUDENT AND REMEDIAL ACTION WAS DELAYED BY THE CFI. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE A GUSTY CROSSWIND AND A DRAINAGE DITCH.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19990529006182A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990529006182A), May 29, 1999: Cessna 172P (N96868), Mesquite, TX, Damage unknown. Midair between cissna 172 (N96868) and Mooney M20B (N74706) at non-towered airport. (-23)[privacy data omitted] with his flight instructor, was executing an…
- [Incident 19920912039839I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920912039839I), Sep 12, 1992: Cessna 172P (N96868), Dallas-Ft Worth, TX. Rough running engine en route. Precautionary landing. Found a sticking valve.
- [Accident 19910323007239A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910323007239A), Mar 23, 1991: Cessna 172P (N96868), Wichita, KS, Substantial damage. CFI allowed student to attempt a takeoff in crosswind. Blown off runway into ditch.

## Other aircraft with N96868

- [Cancelled 1973-09-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96868-1973-09-24): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 9168. Owner: [Hull Vernon W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HULL%20VERNON%20W), [Xenia, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Xenia)

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