# N52712: Cessna 172, registration cancelled 1984-11-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 15, 1984
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402)
- Data sheets: [TCDS 3A12](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/3A12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17274590
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 16, 1981
- Mode S code: A6A585
- Owner when cancelled: [Transit Aviation Of Lake Charles Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRANSIT%20AVIATION%20OF%20LAKE%20CHARLES%20INC)
- Location: [Lake Charles, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Lake%20Charles)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52712
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52712
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52712-1984-11-15

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 172: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172.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 FTW82FA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FA006), Oct 9, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52712), Orange, TX, destroyed, 1 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 19811009066359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811009066359A), Oct 9, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52712), Orange, TX, Destroyed. Indicates pilot cross-controlled stalled aircraft while circling area of a pipeline during pipeline patrol.

## Other aircraft with N52712

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52712): Cessna 172S, S/N 172S9192, built 2002
- [Cancelled 1974-08-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52712-1974-08-13): Cessna 182, S/N 18262789. Exported to Mexico. Owner: [Eagle Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20AVIATION), [Eagle Pass, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Eagle%20Pass)

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