# N12227: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1976-09-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 3, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17261891
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A05DDE
- Owner when cancelled: [Sierra Academy Of Aeronautics Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SIERRA%20ACADEMY%20OF%20AERONAUTICS%20INC)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12227
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12227-1976-09-03

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 LAX76AL082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76AL082), May 29, 1976: Cessna 172M (N12227), Corona, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19760529021339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760529021339A), May 29, 1976: Cessna 172M (N12227), Corona, CA, Destroyed. Libyan national

## Other aircraft with N12227

- [Cancelled 1937-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12227-1937-01-08): Lockheed ORION 9, S/N 185. Owner: [Rudolf Wolf Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RUDOLF%20WOLF%20INC), [New York, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/New%20York)

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