# N96YK: 1973 Nanchang China CJ-6A, registration cancelled 2014-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Nanchang China CJ-6A](https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a) (registry code 056183N)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 1232007
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Experimental, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: June 6, 1996
- Last registry action: June 25, 2012
- Mode S code: AD5BFD
- Location: [Mesa, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Mesa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3974° N, 111.7165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85206, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96YK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=96YK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96YK-2014-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 Nanchang China CJ-6A: https://openairdocs.org/model/nanchang-china-cj-6a.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 CEN12FA462](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA462), Jul 21, 2012: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N96YK), Walsenburg, CO, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control while turning from base to final leg in the traffic pattern.

## 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 20120721014659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721014659A), Jul 21, 2012: Nanchang China CJ-6A (N96YK), Walsenburg, CO, Destroyed, 2 fatal. 1800HRS, 7/21/2012, N96YK impacted terrain 1/2 mile west of 4V1, 2 POB, 2 fatally injured, aircraft was substancially damaged.

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