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N396TA

Cessna 172S

N396TA is a Cessna 172S, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 2003. It has 4 seats. It is registered to Monterey Bay Aviation INC, a corporation in Watsonville, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 13, 2008 and expires on January 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated May 29, 2003.

Aircraft

Maker
Cessna
Model
172S
Serial number
172S9396
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming IO-360-L2A · 180 hp
Seats
4
Year built
2003
Transponder code
A49ABD (octal 51115275)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 13, 2008
Expires
January 31, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · May 29, 2003
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00037809

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Monterey Bay Aviation INC
Type
Corporation
Address
120 Aviation Way
Watsonville, CA 95076-2048

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Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data