# N1612F: 1966 Cessna 172H, registration cancelled 2023-02-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 4, 2023
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424)
- Engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17255007
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 23, 1966
- Certificate issued: October 3, 2016
- Last registry action: July 3, 2019
- Mode S code: A0F809
- Owner when cancelled: [Dekle Millwood Ashley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DEKLE%20MILLWOOD%20ASHLEY)
- Location: [Toccoa, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Toccoa)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.5563° N, 83.3290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30577, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1612F
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1612F
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1612F-2023-02-04

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 172H: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h.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 ERA20FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA068), Jan 6, 2020: Cessna 172 (N1612F), Newborn, GA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s impairment/incapacitation from carbon monoxide poisoning due to a degraded muffler. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to properly maintain the airplane.

## 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 20200106003309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200106003309A), Jan 6, 2020: Cessna 172H (N1612F), Newborn, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. At approximately 1238 EST ^Mr. Milwood ashley dekle,^ holder of private pilots certificate ^3242200,^ departed toccoa airport, ktoc, for cairo-grady county…

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