# N9696C: 1978 Piper PA-34-200T, registration cancelled 2002-10-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 21, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-34-200T](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t) (registry code 7103406)
- Engine: [Continental TSIO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-360-series) (registry code 17019)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A7SO](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A7SO), [TCDS E9CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E9CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 34-7870210
- Year built: 1978
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: June 4, 1993
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1993
- Last registry action: September 17, 2002
- Mode S code: AD80C2
- Owner when cancelled: [Weather Modification Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WEATHER%20MODIFICATION%20INC)
- Location: [Fargo, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Fargo)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 46.8772° N, 96.7898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fargo, ND, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9696C
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=9696C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9696C-2002-10-21

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 Piper PA-34-200T: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200t.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 CHI02LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA257), Aug 26, 2002: Piper PA-34-200T (N9696C), Kenmare, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of distance and speed. Factors associated with the accident were the sudden wind shift which resulted in a tailwind condition and the rough terrain encountered during the…

## 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 20020826038449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020826038449A), Aug 26, 2002: Piper PA34200T (N9696C), Kenmare, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was landing at Kenmare, ND airport during rain and approaching thunderstorm. During landing roll a wind shift occurred creating a 17 to 23 knot…

## Other aircraft with N9696C

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9696C): Keller Doug CARBON CUB, S/N 001, built 2007

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