# N12497: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1997-08-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 1, 1997
- 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: 17262021
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 8, 1993
- Last registry action: January 17, 1996
- Mode S code: A06641
- Owner when cancelled: [Dybowski Tracy A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DYBOWSKI%20TRACY%20A)
- Location: [Amherst, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Amherst)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.0444° N, 78.7773° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 14228, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12497
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12497
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12497-1997-08-01

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 (2)

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 MIA87LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA87LA132), Mar 28, 1987: Cessna 172M (N12497), Clarksdale, MS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MIA84LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA84LA100), Mar 8, 1984: Cessna 172 M (N12497), Ormond Beach, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19870328014549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870328014549A), Mar 28, 1987: Cessna 172M (N12497), Clarksdale, MS, Substantial damage. The vertical stabilizer struck a wire during low altitude operations. Pilot landed safely, then took off again.
- [Accident 19840308007089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840308007089A), Mar 8, 1984: Cessna 172M (N12497), Ormond Beach, FL, Substantial damage. Hand propped engine. Unsecured aircraft collided with a hangar as it moved forward when the engine started.

## Other aircraft with N12497

- [Cancelled 1936-12-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12497-1936-12-11): Aeronca C-3, S/N A-212. Owner: [Sessler Luke J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SESSLER%20LUKE%20J), [Syracuse, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Syracuse)

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