# N12963: 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: January 11, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12963
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12963

## Aircraft that carried N12963

- [Cancelled 2018-01-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12963-2018-01-11): Cessna 172M, S/N 17262408, built 1973. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Gantenbein Kristen](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GANTENBEIN%20KRISTEN), [Apple Valley, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Apple%20Valley)

## NTSB investigations on N12963 (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 LAX90LA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90LA063), Jan 3, 1990: Cessna 172M (N12963), Apple Valley, CA, minor damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT OF THE MOONEY TO STOP HIS AIRCRAFT IN A TIMELY MANNER TO AVOID A COLLISION.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N12963 (3)

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.

- [Incident 20020908026099I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020908026099I), Sep 8, 2002: Cessna 172M (N12963), Long Beach, CA, Destroyed. (-23) CE-172 N12963 ditched in ocean off of Long Beach breakwater. Pilot, who was sole occupant, escaped without injury. Occurred on 9/8/02 at approx. 1208…
- [Accident 19900103001452A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900103001452A), Jan 3, 1990: Cessna 172M (N12963), Apple Valley, CA, Minor damage. Holding with idling engine. N7716M turned right off runway after landing and right again. Left wing hit idling prop
- [Incident 19780217007119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780217007119I), Feb 17, 1978: Cessna 172 (N12963), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Pilot ran off departure end of the runway after aborting takeoff.

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