N12508 (Cessna 172M) — routes, history & safety record

Registrations are reused: the FAA register shows one earlier aircraft with this mark, the last registration cancelled on April 6, 1948.

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Scheduled US airline service

Reported in scheduled US passenger service from January 1995 to September 1999 — 8,635 flights. Last reported flight: September 7, 1999, Continental Airlines, GSO → IAH.

Not reported in scheduled US service since September 1999 (data through July 2026).

Carrier	First	Last	Flights
Continental Airlines CO	January 1995	September 1999	8,635

Source: BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (public domain; US reporting carriers, scheduled domestic flights).

Safety history

March 18, 1997Accident
The failure of company maintenance personnel to perform a proper inspection of the combustion chamber outer case, thus allowing a detectable crack to grow to a length at which the case ruptured.
Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32
The failure of company maintenance personnel to perform a proper inspection of the combustion chamber outer case, thus allowing a detectable crack to grow to a length at which the case ruptured. Full accident record