# N12891: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2003-07-10

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 10, 2003
- 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: 17262346
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1973
- Certificate issued: May 26, 1994
- Last registry action: May 20, 2003
- Mode S code: A07517
- Owner when cancelled: [Taconite Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TACONITE%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Eveleth, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Eveleth)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 47.3888° N, 92.4964° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55734, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12891
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12891
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12891-2003-07-10

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 CHI01LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA127), Apr 29, 2001: Cessna 172M (N12891), Eveleth, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions which resulted in the loss of aircraft control. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind condition, the pilot's…

## 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 20010429007969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429007969A), Apr 29, 2001: Cessna 172M (N12891), Eleleth, MN, No damage. (-23)Landing runway 27 aborted landing, gust of wind turned aircraft down wind airspeed bled off and aircraft landed in the woods inverted. (.19)on April 29,…

## Other aircraft with N12891

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12891-undated): Great Lakes 2T-1A, S/N 263. Owner: [Great Lakes Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GREAT%20LAKES%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [Cleveland, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cleveland)

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