# N12712: 1999 Cessna 208, registration cancelled 2003-04-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 3, 2003
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 208](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208) (registry code 2073702)
- Engine: [Pratt & Whitney PT6A series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (registry code 52034)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A37CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A37CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 20800308
- Year built: 1999
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 19, 1999
- Certificate issued: June 21, 2000
- Last registry action: June 21, 2000
- Mode S code: A07049
- Owner when cancelled: [Aquanaut LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AQUANAUT%20LLC)
- Location: [Wayzata, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Wayzata)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9642° N, 93.5434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55391, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12712
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12712
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12712-2003-04-03

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 208: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-208.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 CHI01LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA326), Sep 27, 2001: Cessna 208 (N12712), Aurora, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot not maintaining the proper descent rate during the landing. Factors were the flap's popped circuit breaker, the pilot not verifying the flap's position, the glassy water, and the dock.

## 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 20010927025809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010927025809A), Sep 27, 2001: Cessna 208 (N12712), Aurora, MN, No damage. (-23) The pilot was manuevering near trees and lake while attempting to land on glassy water. The aircraft contacted the water with the left float first, then…

## Other aircraft with N12712

- [Cancelled 1934-08-31](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12712-1934-08-31): Mead Glider RHONE RANGER, S/N SC-32, built 1932. Owner: [Andersen Homer Paul/Parkinson Reid](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ANDERSEN%20HOMER%20PAUL%2FPARKINSON%20REID), [Hyrum, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Hyrum)

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