# N7712X: 1960 Cessna 172B, registration cancelled 2013-05-09

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 9, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406)
- 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: 17248212
- Year built: 1960
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 13, 1960
- Certificate issued: June 13, 1985
- Last registry action: July 21, 2009
- Mode S code: AA6F72
- Owner when cancelled: [Downer Leslie R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/DOWNER%20LESLIE%20R)
- Location: [Roscoe, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Roscoe)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4045° N, 99.3183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57471, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7712X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7712X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7712X-2013-05-09

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 172B: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MKC69D0013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0013), Jun 10, 1968: Cessna 172B (N7712X), Osborne, KS, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC65F0109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC65F0109), Apr 11, 1965: Cessna 172 (N7712X), Hutchinson, KS, substantial damage

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