# N12961: Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 1973-10-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 29, 1973
- Exported to: New Zealand
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17262406
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A07865
- Owner when cancelled: [Cessna Aircraft Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CESSNA%20AIRCRAFT%20CO)
- Location: [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 37.6870° N, 97.3349° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 67202, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12961
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12961
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12961-1973-10-29

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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

## Other aircraft with N12961

- [Cancelled 2013-04-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12961-2013-04-11): Geist-Corben Baby Ace CM2G1-S, S/N 2, built 1933. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Geist John R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEIST%20JOHN%20R), [Elk City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Elk%20City)

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