N12891 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on July 10, 2003. The last status on file was "triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the post office". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
N12891 is reserved by Tampa International Airport since August 8, 2025. Reservation type: Reserved, no fee.
Cessna 172M cancelled July 10, 2003
- Serial number
- 17262346
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Triennial registration form was mailed and has not been returned by the Post Office
- Certificate issued
- May 26, 1994
- Last FAA action
- May 20, 2003
- Last owner
- Taconite Aviation INC (Corporation)
Eveleth, MN - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Great Lakes 2T-1A cancelled date not given
- Serial number
- 263
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- —
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Great Lakes Aircraft CORP (Corporation)
Cleveland, OH - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N12891
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17262346
The pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions which resulted in the loss of aircraft control. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty crosswind condition, the pilot's lack of experience, and the trees which were contacted.
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