# N12861: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: July 10, 1980
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12861
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12861

## Aircraft that carried N12861

- [Cancelled 1980-07-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12861-1980-07-10): Cessna 172M, S/N 17262320, built 1973. Owner: [South Shore Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20SHORE%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC), [Marshfield Hills, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Marshfield%20Hills)

## NTSB investigations on N12861 (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 NYC80FHJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ15), May 19, 1980: Cessna 172 (N12861), Eatons Neck, NY, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports on N12861 (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 19800519026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519026479A), May 19, 1980: Cessna 172M (N12861), Eatons Neck, NY, Destroyed. Pilot claims engine lost power after descending to lower altitude on over water flight. Ditched. Airplane sank.
- [Incident 19790201004399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201004399I), Feb 1, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12861), Marshfield, MA, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged landing gear.

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