# N12634: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17262129
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 8, 1973
- Certificate issued: November 10, 1983
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A06CDA
- Owners when cancelled: [Cowles William S Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COWLES%20WILLIAM%20S%20JR), [Cowles Virginia L S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COWLES%20VIRGINIA%20L%20S)
- Location: [Shelburne, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Shelburne)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3927° N, 73.2434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05482, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12634
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12634
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12634-2013-09-16

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MIA89WA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA89WA222), Aug 14, 1989: Cessna 172M (N12634), Grand Turk Isl., Turks & Caicos Islands, destroyed

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