# N2389M: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2013-08-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 12-1511
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 30, 1955
- Certificate issued: November 7, 1996
- Last registry action: October 16, 2007
- Mode S code: A229D7
- Owner when cancelled: [Rosenbach Jay A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROSENBACH%20JAY%20A)
- Location: [Chugiak, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Chugiak)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2993° N, 149.0212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99567, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2389M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2389M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2389M-2013-08-15

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (2)

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 ANC97LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC97LA147), Sep 12, 1997: Piper PA-12 (N2389M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's misjudgment of the touchdown point, which led to undershoot and the airplane nosing over.
- [NTSB ANC94LA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA122), Aug 20, 1994: Piper PA-12 (N2389M), Chickaloon, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE THE RISING, ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN AND THE TAILWIND.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19970912026569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970912026569A), Sep 12, 1997: Piper PA12 (N2389M), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Aircraft crashed on landing. (.4) the pilot was on final approach to an off-airport landing area with a light, right 30 degree crosswind. The pilot said the…
- [Accident 19940820032489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940820032489A), Aug 20, 1994: Piper STCPA12 (N2389M), Chickaloon, AK, Substantial damage. Tundra equipped PA12 veered on tnundra landing strip. Tried go around but collided with rising terrain.

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