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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N12842

N12842 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on February 8, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Cessna 172M cancelled February 8, 2018

Serial number
17262306
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
Year built
1973
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
July 19, 2012
Last FAA action
July 19, 2012
Last owner
Barlow Aviation LLC (Corporation)
Honolulu, HI
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N12842

WPR15LA146Accident on April 14, 2015 at Hilo, HI: serious injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17262306

Water contamination in the fuel system due to the flight instructor’s and pilot receiving instruction’s failure to drain all the water from the system during the preflight inspection, which resulted in a loss of engine power.

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