# N12946: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1987-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 1987
- 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: 17262392
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A07824
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12946
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12946
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12946-1987-08-04

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 ATL85LA045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA045), Nov 27, 1984: Cessna 172M (N12946), Ahoskie, NC, destroyed

## 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 19841127064619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841127064619A), Nov 27, 1984: Cessna 172M (N12946), Ahoskie, NC, Destroyed. Thought he hit trees on approach to runway in fog. Tried second approach. Pilot does not remember what happened.

## Other aircraft with N12946

- [Cancelled 2019-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12946-2019-01-09): Embraer EMB-145EP, S/N 145052, built 1998. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Aerovision Aircraft Services LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROVISION%20AIRCRAFT%20SERVICES%20LLC), [Norton Shores, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Norton%20Shores)

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