# N96960: 1984 Cessna 172Q, registration cancelled 2012-02-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 16, 2012
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- Airframe: [Cessna 172Q](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q) (registry code 2072437)
- Engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17276140
- Year built: 1984
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1984
- Certificate issued: August 30, 1993
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: AD80D8
- Owner when cancelled: [Civil Air Patrol Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CIVIL%20AIR%20PATROL%20INC)
- Location: [Maxwell Afb, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Maxwell%20Afb)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3809° N, 86.3637° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36112, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96960
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96960
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96960-2012-02-16

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 172Q: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172q.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 ATL94T#A02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL94T%23A02), Aug 30, 1994: Cessna 172Q (N96960), Louisville, GA, substantial damage

## 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 19940830024109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940830024109A), Aug 30, 1994: Cessna 172Q (N96960), Louisville, GA, Substantial damage. Crashed into heavily wooded area on river.

## Other aircraft with N96960

- [Cancelled 1951-10-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96960-1951-10-23): Taylorcraft BC12-D, S/N 9260, built 1946. Owner: [Bellamyjoseph M.](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELLAMYJOSEPH%20M.), [Midland, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Midland)

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