# N4712Z: 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: February 5, 2009
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4712Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4712Z

## Aircraft that carried N4712Z

- [Cancelled 2009-02-05](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4712Z-2009-02-05): Piper PA-22-108, S/N 22-8256, built 1961. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Relyea William D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RELYEA%20WILLIAM%20D), [Mountain Grove, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Mountain%20Grove)

## NTSB investigations on N4712Z (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 CHI07LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA104), Apr 16, 2007: Piper PA-22-108 (N4712Z), Ava, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the aileron cable eye splice during cruise flight. Contributing to the accident were improper installation and service of the crimped cable sleeve, which rendered the airplane…

## FAA accident and incident reports on N4712Z (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 20070416005979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070416005979A), Apr 16, 2007: Piper PA22108 (N4712Z), Ava, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) During cruising flight the aileron cable to the right aileron failed, causing the aileron controls to fail. The airplane began a shallow turn to the left…

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