N15963 — 2005 Cessna 172S

Aircraft record

Serial number

172S9904

Manufacturer

Cessna

Model

172S

Year

2005

Category

Fixed wing single-engine

Engine

Lycoming Io-360-l2a

Registration

Deregistered

View the FAA registry record for N15963 →

Accident & incident history

1. LAX08FA261Aug 8, 2008Incline Village, NVFatal · 1 fatal

   The pilot's decision to initiate a flight for which he was neither approved nor qualified and his failure to maintain terrain clearance during the flight. Contributing to the accident were the dark night, the mountainous terrain, and the pilot's medical condition.

Registration timeline

Ownership and registration events for this airframe (the 2005 Cessna 172S).

1. Jul 28, 2009deregistered — Advantage Aviation Inc

Earlier aircraft on this N-number

The tail number N15963 was previously assigned to a different aircraft. A registration number can be reused across unrelated airframes over decades — these are not the 2005 Cessna 172S above.

• until Jun 26, 2002Piper PA-28-140 (s/n 28-7325211)

Frequently asked

Has N15963 been in an accident?

Yes. N15963 appears in 1 NTSB accident record, the most recent in 2008.

What kind of aircraft is N15963?

N15963 is a 2005 Cessna 172S (fixed wing single-engine), serial number 172S9904.

Has N15963 been in a fatal accident?

An NTSB record for N15963 (LAX08FA261) is classified with a fatal highest injury level.