# N3234M: not currently registered

- Registered now: No (not in the FAA registry file). The mark may be reserved or free to assign
- Earlier aircraft: 1
- Last cancelled: August 19, 2013
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3234M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3234M

## Aircraft that carried N3234M

- [Cancelled 2013-08-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3234M-2013-08-19): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2113, built 1947. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Talkeetna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Talkeetna)

## NTSB investigations on N3234M (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN09LA597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA597), Sep 22, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N3234M), Columbia, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which included low ceilings and fog, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3234M (1)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20090922018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090922018249A), Sep 22, 2009: Piper PA12 (N3234M), Fulton, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The non-instrument rated pilot flew from VMC into IMC in an airplane that did not have gyroscopic attitude or directional instruments. There were no witnesses…

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