# N12912: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1999-03-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 3, 1999
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17262365
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Last registry action: December 10, 1998
- Mode S code: A077B7
- Location: [Cincinnati, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Cincinnati)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1072° N, 84.5039° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12912
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12912
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12912-1999-03-03

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 (2)

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 IAD98FA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98FA072), Jun 22, 1998: Cessna 172M (N12912), Hebron, CT, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to obtain a weather briefing which resulted in inadvertent flight into instrument meteorological conditions, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane due to spatial…
- [NTSB NYC80DGT02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80DGT02), Nov 15, 1979: Cessna 172 (N12912), Gaines, PA, substantial damage

## 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 19980621014609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980621014609A), Jun 21, 1998: Cessna 172M (N12912), Hebron, CT, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into hazy dark night. Few ground lights. Indicates spatal disorien tation and sprial dive. VFR only pilot. (.4)the non-instrument rated private pilot…
- [Accident 19791115034669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791115034669A), Nov 15, 1979: Cessna 172 (N12912), Gaines, PA, Substantial damage. Stud pilot on cross-country ran into snow-showers. Tried to land, aborted, hit trees on rising terrain on climb.

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