# N12497: 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: August 1, 1997
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12497

## Aircraft that carried N12497

- [Cancelled 1997-08-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12497-1997-08-01): Cessna 172M, S/N 17262021. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Dybowski Tracy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DYBOWSKI%20TRACY%20A), [Amherst, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Amherst)
- [Cancelled 1936-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12497-1936-12-11): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-212. Owner: [Sessler Luke J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SESSLER%20LUKE%20J), [Syracuse, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Syracuse)

## NTSB investigations on N12497 (2)

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 MIA87LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA132), Mar 28, 1987: Cessna 172M (N12497), Clarksdale, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA100), Mar 8, 1984: Cessna 172 M (N12497), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N12497 (2)

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 19870328014549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328014549A), Mar 28, 1987: Cessna 172M (N12497), Clarksdale, MS, Substantial damage. The vertical stabilizer struck a wire during low altitude operations. Pilot landed safely, then took off again.
- [Accident 19840308007089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840308007089A), Mar 8, 1984: Cessna 172M (N12497), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Hand propped engine. Unsecured aircraft collided with a hangar as it moved forward when the engine started.

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