N12989 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Cessna 172M built in 1973. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 30, 2015. The last status on file was "sale reported, pending cancellation". The number has been on and off the register 2 times.
Cessna 172M cancelled April 30, 2015
- Serial number
- 17262431
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Four-cycle piston
- Year built
- 1973
- Last status
- Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- October 7, 2014
- Last owner
- Sale Reported (Individual)
Ballwin, MO - Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal
Thompson Bros Balloon THOMPSON HOT AIR cancelled August 8, 1933
- Serial number
- 120
- Type
- Balloon · None
- Year built
- 1933
- Last status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- June 19, 1933
- Last FAA action
- —
- Last owner
- Brennan Leo P (Partnership)
Des Moines, IA - Airworthiness
- None on file
NTSB accident and incident record under N12989
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Cessna 172M · serial 17262431
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing on an ice- and snow-covered runway in crosswind conditions.
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