# N212FR: 1981 Cessna 172P, registration cancelled 2013-10-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 18, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436)
- 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: 17275238
- Year built: 1981
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 18, 1981
- Certificate issued: October 9, 1991
- Last registry action: January 23, 1995
- Mode S code: A1C17D
- Owners when cancelled: [Williams Carl DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILLIAMS%20CARL%20DBA), [Midwestern Cattle Co](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MIDWESTERN%20CATTLE%20CO)
- Location: [Alto, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Alto)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 33.4319° N, 105.6440° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 88312, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N212FR
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=212FR
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N212FR-2013-10-18

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 172P: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p.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 FTW88FA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW88FA104), May 18, 1988: Cessna 172P (N212FR), Le Flore, OK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19880519014699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880519014699A), May 19, 1988: Cessna 172P (N212FR), Leflore, OK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Stalled, dived into trees while spotting cattle. Pilot and passenger had been using drugs prior to the flight.

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