# N12842: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2018-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 17262306
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 15, 1973
- Certificate issued: July 19, 2012
- Last registry action: July 19, 2012
- Mode S code: A07469
- Owner when cancelled: [Barlow Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BARLOW%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Honolulu, HI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/HI/Honolulu)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 21.3425° N, 157.9398° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 96818, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12842
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12842
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12842-2018-02-08

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 WPR15LA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA146), Apr 14, 2015: Cessna 172M (N12842), Hilo, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: Water contamination in the fuel system due to the flight instructor’s and pilot receiving instruction’s failure to drain all the water from the system during the preflight inspection, which resulted…

## 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 20150414004939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150414004939A), Apr 14, 2015: Cessna 172M (N12842), Hilo, HI, Destroyed. 4/14/2015- N12842, a Cessna 172-M, serial number 17262306, was operating as a FAR part 61 instructional flight at the Hilo Airport, Hilo Hawaii. After…

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