# N12421: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1974-07-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 18, 1974
- 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: 17261979
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 26, 1979
- Mode S code: A06546
- Owner when cancelled: [Eds Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EDS%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Walnut Cove, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Walnut%20Cove)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12421
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12421
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12421-1974-07-18

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC74AN083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74AN083), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 172M (N12421), Martinsville, VA, 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 19740330008779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740330008779A), Mar 30, 1974: Cessna 172M (N12421), Martinsville, VA, Damage unknown. Wind in area rptd stg and gusty. Acft obsvd on final to nose dwn all at once.

## Other aircraft with N12421

- [Cancelled 1970-06-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12421-1970-06-05): Cessna 421A, S/N 421A-0146. Exported to Norway. Owner: [Tjontveit Thor](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TJONTVEIT%20THOR), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- [Cancelled 1934-06-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12421-1934-06-20): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-187. Owner: [Canning Katrina](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CANNING%20KATRINA), [Easton, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Easton)

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