# N12720: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1974-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1974
- Exported to: New Zealand
- 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: 17262203
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A0706A
- Owner when cancelled: [Venture Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VENTURE%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC)
- Location: [San Jose, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Jose)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12720
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12720
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12720-1974-01-04

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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

## Other aircraft with N12720

- [Cancelled 2005-03-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12720-2005-03-28): Cessna 208B, S/N 208B1097, built 2004. Exported to Colombia. Owner: [United States Department Of State](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20STATES%20DEPARTMENT%20OF%20STATE), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)
- [Cancelled 1969-08-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12720-1969-08-15): Norsigian John CN3, S/N 3, built 1932. Owner: [Braly B L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRALY%20B%20L), [Ducor, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Ducor)

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