# N96JP: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35, registration cancelled 1994-07-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 13, 1994
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Mitsubishi MU-2B-35](https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35) (registry code 5780411)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A2PC](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A2PC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 556
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing multi engine
- Certificate issued: April 30, 1991
- Last registry action: May 18, 1994
- Mode S code: AD5AA3
- Owner when cancelled: [Casper Air Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CASPER%20AIR%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Casper, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Casper)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.9149° N, 106.7073° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 82604, within about 18 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96JP
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96JP
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96JP-1994-07-13

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 Mitsubishi MU-2B-35: https://openairdocs.org/model/mitsubishi-mu-2b-35.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 SEA93FA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA088), Apr 6, 1993: Mitsubishi MU-2B-35 (N96JP), Casper, WY, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN PROPER ALTITUDE DURING THE NIGHT IFR APPROACH IN INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC).

## 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 19930406007999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930406007999A), Apr 6, 1993: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N96JP), Casper, WY, Destroyed, 4 fatal. Descended below glide slope interception altitude. Struck top ridgeline and broke up. Had minimal recent IFR time.
- [Incident 19860913046459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860913046459I), Sep 13, 1986: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N96JP), Valentine, NE. Air recycling machine failed causing smoke in cabin. Pilot made precautionary landing.
- [Incident 19860321014479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860321014479I), Mar 21, 1986: Mtsbsi MU2B35 (N96JP), Omaha, NE, Minor damage. Both nose tires blew out following vibration on rollout. Nose gear torque arm was improperly connected after tow.

## Other aircraft with N96JP

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96JP): Palmeri John E PALMERI SPEC RV-4, S/N 1437, built 2002

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