# N12861: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1980-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 1980
- 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: 17262320
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 16, 1973
- Mode S code: A074AE
- Owner when cancelled: [South Shore Flying Club Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUTH%20SHORE%20FLYING%20CLUB%20INC)
- Location: [Marshfield Hills, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Marshfield%20Hills)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.1433° N, 70.7291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Marshfield Hills, MA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12861
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12861
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12861-1980-07-10

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 NYC80FHJ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FHJ15), May 19, 1980: Cessna 172 (N12861), Eatons Neck, NY, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19800519026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800519026479A), May 19, 1980: Cessna 172M (N12861), Eatons Neck, NY, Destroyed. Pilot claims engine lost power after descending to lower altitude on over water flight. Ditched. Airplane sank.
- [Incident 19790201004399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790201004399I), Feb 1, 1979: Cessna 172M (N12861), Marshfield, MA, Minor damage. Hard landing damaged landing gear.

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