# N12646: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2020-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2020
- 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: 17262141
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1973
- Certificate issued: June 30, 2011
- Last registry action: June 17, 2017
- Mode S code: A06CFF
- Owner when cancelled: [North Berwick Bay LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20BERWICK%20BAY%20LLC)
- Location: [Vista, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Vista)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1895° N, 117.2386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vista, CA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12646
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12646
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12646-2020-10-03

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

## 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.

- [Incident 20080313012269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080313012269I), Mar 13, 2008: Cessna 172M (N12646), Houston, TX, Minor damage. (-23) The pilot stated that just after touch down a gust of wind blew across the runway from the right and lifted his right hand wing causing him to depart the…

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