# N1272U: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-09-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 19, 2013
- Exported to: Brazil
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 17266967
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: March 19, 1976
- Certificate issued: May 13, 2013
- Last registry action: May 13, 2013
- Mode S code: A07064
- Owner when cancelled: [Aero Aviation Aircraft Sales & Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20AVIATION%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20%26%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Stuart, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Stuart)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 27.1769° N, 80.1890° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 34996, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1272U
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1272U
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1272U-2013-09-19

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

## 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 NYC89FA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC89FA135), May 21, 1989: Cessna 172M (N1272U), Bradford, VT, minor damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RATED PILOTS IN BOTH AIRCRAFT TO SEE AND AVOID A MIDAIR COLLISON.

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 20040721015389I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040721015389I), Jul 21, 2004: Cessna 172M (N1272U), Weatherford, TX, Minor damage. (-23) Airman deviney was doing a supervised solo landing, instructor larry dial, watching from the side of the runway. The incident occurred at Parker County…
- [Incident 20030316003429I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030316003429I), Mar 16, 2003: Cessna 172M (N1272U), Weatherford, TX, Minor damage. (-23) On 3/16/2003 at 15:15 a Cessna 172M, registration no. N1272U, owned by Weatherford aero LLC with an address of 211 s. rusk street, Weatherford, Texas…
- [Accident 19890521012312A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890521012312A), May 21, 1989: Cessna 172M (N1272U), Bradford, VT, Minor damage. On converging course struck N4974V and severed its tail which then crashed out of control. 1272U landed safely.

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