# N12219: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1998-07-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 8, 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: 17261889
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 14, 1977
- Last registry action: November 20, 1996
- Mode S code: A05DBD
- Owner when cancelled: [Horizon Flyers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HORIZON%20FLYERS%20INC)
- Location: [Enfield, CT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CT/Enfield)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9840° N, 72.5556° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 06082, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12219
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12219
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12219-1998-07-08

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (3)

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 NYC98LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA039), Dec 9, 1997: Cessna 172M (N12219), New Salem, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance above the water due to his impairment by drugs. A factor in this accident was the glassy water condition.
- [NTSB NYC96LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA075), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 172M (N12219), Warehouse Point, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and gusts. The wind conditions were factors.
- [NTSB NYC78FNE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE17), Apr 1, 1978: Cessna 172M (N12219), East Windsor, CT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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.

- [Accident 19971209040359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971209040359A), Dec 9, 1997: Cessna 172M (N12219), New Salem, MA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Elected to descend low over reservoir for closer look. Struck water and sank. (.4) on December 9, 1997, about 1430 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M,…
- [Accident 19960224027609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224027609A), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 172M (N12219), Warehouse Point, CT, Substantial damage. Veered off runway landing. Recovered runway had unknowingly wing tip hit prop of parked plane. Blamed gusty wind.
- [Accident 19780401006419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401006419A), Apr 1, 1978: Cessna 172M (N12219), East Windsor, CT, Substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N12219

- [Cancelled 1948-07-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12219-1948-07-19): Harvey B Taylor THUNDERBIRD, S/N 1. Owner: [Mexico State Department Of Vocational Education](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEXICO%20STATE%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20VOCATIONAL%20EDUCATION), [Las Vegas, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Las%20Vegas)

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