# N12759: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1983-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1983
- 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: 17262234
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 27, 1973
- Last registry action: May 21, 1983
- Mode S code: A070DC
- Owners when cancelled: [Pheil Louis R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHEIL%20LOUIS%20R), [Pheil Ruth S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHEIL%20RUTH%20S), [Jimenez Robert E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JIMENEZ%20ROBERT%20E), [Harris Scott D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARRIS%20SCOTT%20D)
- Location: [San Diego, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/San%20Diego)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 32.7615° N, 117.0719° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 92115, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12759
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12759
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12759-1983-05-21

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 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 LAX81FUM14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FUM14), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 172M (N12759), Oceanside, CA, destroyed

## 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 19810405014009A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810405014009A), Apr 5, 1981: Cessna 172M (N12759), Oceanside, CA, Substantial damage. Bounced on landing. Sheared nose gear scissors, lost control. Swerved into parked airplanes.

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