# N12540: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1980-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 1980
- 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: 17262055
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 29, 1977
- Mode S code: A06942
- Owner when cancelled: [Arizona Sly Blazers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ARIZONA%20SLY%20BLAZERS%20INC)
- Location: [Scottsdale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Scottsdale)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4627° N, 111.9137° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85257, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12540
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12540
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12540-1980-07-10

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 DEN79FQD09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FQD09), May 30, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12540), Silver City, NM, substantial damage

## 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 19790530009649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790530009649A), May 30, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12540), Silver City, NM, Substantial damage. During go around airplane wing tip struck ground,causing airplane to cartwheel.

## Other aircraft with N12540

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12540): Embraer EMB-145LR, S/N 145537, built 2001

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