# N1259U: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1997-03-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 24, 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: 17266954
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 8, 1983
- Last registry action: November 16, 1994
- Mode S code: A069EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Sacramento Aero Svc Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACRAMENTO%20AERO%20SVC%20INC)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6352° N, 121.5193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95834, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1259U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1259U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1259U-1997-03-24

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 LAX94FA289](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX94FA289), Jul 17, 1994: Cessna 172M (N1259U), Sacramento, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering after takeoff and his failure to retract the flaps prior to departure. A factor in this accident was the pilot's lack of…

## 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 19940717018499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940717018499A), Jul 17, 1994: Cessna 172M (N1259U), Sacramento, CA, Substantial damage, 4 fatal. Made two attempts to takeoff. Became airborne, steep nose attitude. Downwind turn. Nose low attitude. Engine popped

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