# N80512: 1976 Cessna 172M, registration cancelled 2013-05-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 13, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418)
- 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: 17266630
- Year built: 1976
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: February 3, 1976
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1992
- Last registry action: December 5, 2001
- Mode S code: AAF706
- Owner when cancelled: [512 Flyers](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/512%20FLYERS)
- Location: [Weyers Cave, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Weyers%20Cave)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 38.2970° N, 78.9244° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 24486, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80512
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=80512
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80512-2013-05-13

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

## 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 NYC98LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA081), Mar 22, 1998: Cessna 172M (N80512), Weyers Cave, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an encounter with a fence on uneven…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19980322004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980322004069A), Mar 22, 1998: Cessna 172M (N80512), Staunton-Waynes, VA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in crosswind. Bunny hopped off runway uphill. Hit fence. Nosed over. Pilot skill a factor.
- [Accident 19880928071229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880928071229A), Sep 28, 1988: Cessna 172M (N80512), Keysville, VA, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff due to lack of flying speed and ran off end into trees. Short uphill tall grass strip a factor.

## Other aircraft with N80512

- [Cancelled 1949-05-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80512-1949-05-23): Globe GC-1A, S/N 15, built 1946. Owner: [Pingitore Frank A DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PINGITORE%20FRANK%20A%20DBA), [Morrisville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Morrisville)

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