# N12587: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1995-08-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 30, 1995
- 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: 17262096
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 9, 1992
- Last registry action: June 21, 1995
- Mode S code: A069D5
- Owner when cancelled: [Aeroinvest Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROINVEST%20INC)
- Location: [Palm Springs, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Palm%20Springs)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.8630° N, 116.5567° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92262, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12587
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12587
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12587-1995-08-30

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 LAX93FA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93FA154), Mar 19, 1993: Cessna 172M (N12587), White Water, CA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE TOWER DUE TO DRUG IMPAIRMENT. FACTORS WHICH CONTRIBUTED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE LOW ALTITUDE AND THE DAWN LIGHT CONDITION.

## 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 19930319005719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930319005719A), Mar 19, 1993: Cessna 172M (N12587), White Water, CA, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stolen aircraft impacted top of 200 foot meterological tower during low level early dawn flight. Drug positive.

## Other aircraft with N12587

- [Cancelled 1965-03-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12587-1965-03-04): Douglas DC-6B, S/N 43820. Exported to Philippines. Owner: [National Air Lines Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NATIONAL%20AIR%20LINES%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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