# N12921: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1992-10-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 7, 1992
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17262373
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 18, 1989
- Last registry action: May 19, 1992
- Mode S code: A077D9
- Owner when cancelled: [Mallory Benjamin F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MALLORY%20BENJAMIN%20F)
- Location: [South Charleston, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/South%20Charleston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3186° N, 81.7743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25309, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12921
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12921
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12921-1992-10-07

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 BFO92LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO92LA111), Jul 23, 1992: Cessna 172 (N12921), Charleston, WV, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED TO OUTCLIMB OBSTACLES.

## 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 19920723026879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920723026879A), Jul 23, 1992: Cessna 172M (N12921), South Charlesto, WV, Destroyed. Bounced landing. Began nose high go around full flaps. Stalled into trees.

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