# N12486: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 2
- Last cancelled: April 20, 1948
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12486
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12486

## Aircraft that carried N12486

- [Cancelled 1948-04-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12486-1948-04-20): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-200, built 1932. Owner: [David Francis Edward & Fisher James Edward](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DAVID%20FRANCIS%20EDWARD%20%26%20FISHER%20JAMES%20EDWARD), [Marine City, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Marine%20City)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12486-undated): Cessna 172M, S/N 17262012. Triennial form not returned

## NTSB investigations on N12486 (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 LAX85LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LA165), Mar 4, 1985: Cessna 172 (N12486), Orick, CA, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N12486 (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 19850304048549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850304048549A), Mar 4, 1985: Cessna 172M (N12486), Orick, CA, Destroyed. After descent, engine sputtered and quit. Struck fence during emergency landing. Probable carburetor ice.

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