# N12696: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1982-09-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 16, 1982
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17262185
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 25, 1980
- Last registry action: September 16, 1982
- Mode S code: A06DAE
- Owners when cancelled: [Sky People Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SKY%20PEOPLE%20INC), [Wests Pharmacy](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WESTS%20PHARMACY), [Wood Marcile N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WOOD%20MARCILE%20N), [Harris Scott D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20SCOTT%20D)
- Location: [Mequon, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Mequon)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1284° N, 87.9493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53209, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12696
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12696
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12696-1982-09-16

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 CHI82FA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA145), May 2, 1982: Cessna 172M (N12696), Pardeeville, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19820502012919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820502012919A), May 2, 1982: Cessna 172M (N12696), Pardeeville, WI, Destroyed. Made steep low altitude turn on climb out from takeoff. Stalled, dived nose down until impact.

## Other aircraft with N12696

- [Cancelled 1939-11-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12696-1939-11-05): Piper E-2, S/N 42, built 1932. Owner: [Bennett Air Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20AIR%20SERVICE%20INC), [Hightstown, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Hightstown)

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