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N12696

N12696 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M. The FAA cancelled the registration on September 16, 1982. The last status on file was "administratively canceled". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.

Cessna 172M cancelled September 16, 1982

Serial number
17262185
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
—
Last status
Administratively canceled
Certificate issued
March 25, 1980
Last FAA action
September 16, 1982
Last owner
Sky People INC (Corporation)
Mequon, WI
Airworthiness
None on file

Piper E-2 cancelled November 5, 1939

Serial number
42
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1932
Last status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 8, 1939
Last FAA action
—
Last owner
Bennett Air Service INC (Corporation)
Hightstown, NJ
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N12696

CHI82FA145Accident on May 2, 1982 at Pardeeville, WI: fatal, destroyed (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17262185

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site