# N12857: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2004-02-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 6, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 17262316
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1973
- Certificate issued: March 30, 1989
- Last registry action: November 18, 2003
- Mode S code: A07491
- Owner when cancelled: [Sacramento Aero Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SACRAMENTO%20AERO%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Sacramento, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Sacramento)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 38.6352° N, 121.5193° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95834, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12857
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12857
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12857-2004-02-06

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 LAX93LA230](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX93LA230), May 29, 1993: Cessna 172M (N12857), Turlock, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED.

## 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 19930528015579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930528015579A), May 28, 1993: Cessna 172M (N12857), Turlock, CA, Destroyed. Too high twice for landing. Banked sharply for another runway and entered accelerated stall. Fell into trees.

## Other aircraft with N12857

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12857): Robinson Helicopter R22 ALPHA, S/N 0449
- [Cancelled 2006-10-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12857-2006-10-12): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S10334. Exported to Australia. Owner: [Cessna Aircraft Company](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20COMPANY), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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