# N12959: 1973 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2004-09-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 27, 2004
- 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: 17262404
- Year built: 1973
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: November 5, 1973
- Certificate issued: August 14, 2001
- Last registry action: August 17, 2004
- Mode S code: A0784A
- Owner when cancelled: [Kt Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KT%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Glenburn, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Glenburn)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.8485° N, 68.8504° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04401, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12959
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12959
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12959-2004-09-27

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 IAD04LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA036), Aug 12, 2004: Cessna 172M (N12959), Brownville Junc, ME, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in the airplane's controlled flight into rising terrain. Factors included the instrument meteorological…

## 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 20040812019289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040812019289A), Aug 12, 2004: Cessna 172M (N12959), Brownvillejunct, ME, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Aircraft departed pushaw lake, ME enroute to lobster lake, ME on 08/12/2004 at 0715 EDT. Weather reported at 0758 at millinockett, Maine (MST) 25 NM…

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