# N4396M: 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: September 13, 2018
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4396M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4396M

## Aircraft that carried N4396M

- [Cancelled 2018-09-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4396M-2018-09-13): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-3335, built 1947. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Booth James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOOTH%20JAMES%20C), [Rutland, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Rutland)

## NTSB investigations on N4396M (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 CHI68D0343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0343), Oct 7, 1967: Piper PA-12 (N4396M), Vandalia, IL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4396M (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.

- [Incident 20150816016729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150816016729I), Aug 16, 2015: Piper PA-12 (N4396M), Chittenden, VT, Minor damage. The pilot reported he flared the aircraft too high and landed very hard. The forward float fittings / struts failed and allowed the nose of the aircraft to…

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