# N12639: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2012-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2012
- 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: 17262134
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1979
- Last registry action: December 2, 1982
- Mode S code: A06CDF
- Owner when cancelled: [Howard Everett E III](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOWARD%20EVERETT%20E%20III)
- Location: [Bedford, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Bedford)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.8530° N, 97.1304° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76021, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12639
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12639
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12639-2012-07-30

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 (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 FTW79DPD23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DPD23), Jun 9, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12639), Weatherford, TX, 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 19790609015309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790609015309A), Jun 9, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12639), Weatherford, TX, Substantial damage. Landed downwind, delayed action on go around. Struck trees after lift off.

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