# N12697: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1976-10-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 13, 1976
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 172-62186
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1973
- Mode S code: A06DAF
- Owner when cancelled: [O Neal Elvin D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/O%20NEAL%20ELVIN%20D)
- Location: [Baker, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Baker)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12697
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12697
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12697-1976-10-13

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 FTW76AF113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF113), Aug 8, 1976: Cessna 172 (N12697), Baker, LA, 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 19760808026649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760808026649A), Aug 8, 1976: Cessna 172M (N12697), Baker, LA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Plt died 8/17/76.

## Other aircraft with N12697

- [Cancelled 1939-06-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12697-1939-06-16): Piper E-2, S/N 43. Owner: [Chamberlain Arnold W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CHAMBERLAIN%20ARNOLD%20W), [East Taunton, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/East%20Taunton)

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