# N3459M: 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: June 4, 2012
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3459M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3459M

## Aircraft that carried N3459M

- [Cancelled 2012-06-04](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3459M-2012-06-04): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-2317, built 1947. Registration pending, canceled. Owner: [Sterling, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sterling)

## NTSB investigations on N3459M (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 ANC91LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA072), Jun 13, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N3459M), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND THE CONTAMINATED FUEL SYSTEM. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## FAA accident and incident reports on N3459M (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 19910612021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612021369A), Jun 12, 1991: Piper PA12 (N3459M), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff roll. Unable to stop,ran off end,down slope into tree stumps. Found water in fuel.

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