# N12172: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1998-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17261858
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1994
- Last registry action: November 19, 1997
- Mode S code: A05AD1
- Owner when cancelled: [Brown Robert F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20ROBERT%20F)
- Location: [Ahoskie, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Ahoskie)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.2818° N, 76.9934° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27910, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12172
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12172
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12172-1998-04-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 172M: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m.md

## NTSB investigations (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 MIA98FA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA98FA045), Dec 25, 1997: Cessna 172M (N12172), Raleigh-Durham, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Was loss of control of the airplane on initial climb after entering instrument flight conditions resulting in a turn opposite in direction from that given by ATC, and eventual collision with terrain.

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19971224039389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971224039389A), Dec 24, 1997: Cessna 172M (N12172), Raleigh-Durham, NC, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.4)The single piloted Cessna 172, (N12172) launched into 400 f eet overcast, 6 miles visibility in light rain and fog weather conditions, at night, and when…

## Other aircraft with N12172

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12172): Embraer EMB-145XR, S/N 14500864, built 2004

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