# N12AV: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2003-07-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 30, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Second triennial mailing, no response
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-2771
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 7, 1961
- Certificate issued: August 6, 1979
- Last registry action: October 2, 1982
- Mode S code: A0516D
- Owners when cancelled: [Bennett Charles E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20CHARLES%20E%20JR), [Bennett Charles E Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BENNETT%20CHARLES%20E%20SR)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1900° N, 149.6070° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99504, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12AV
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=12AV
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12AV-2003-07-30

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper PA-12: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12.md

## NTSB investigations (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 ANC76DAH29](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76DAH29), Jun 30, 1976: Piper PA-12 (N12AV), Skwewtna, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (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 19760630017729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760630017729A), Jun 30, 1976: Piper PA12 (N12AV), Skwewtna, AK, Substantial damage. Hit water short of sand bar.

## Other aircraft with N12AV

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12AV): Beech F33A, S/N CE-603, built 1975

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