# N2430M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2009-07-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 14, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-1664
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1973
- Last registry action: September 3, 1977
- Mode S code: A23D88
- Owner when cancelled: [Roth Werner G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROTH%20WERNER%20G)
- Location: [Elmendorf Afb, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Elmendorf%20Afb)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2720° N, 149.8071° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99506, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2430M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2430M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2430M-2009-07-14

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ANC83LA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA173), Sep 15, 1983: Piper PA-12 (N2430M), Kenai, AK, destroyed

## 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 19830914068169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830914068169A), Sep 14, 1983: Piper PA12 (N2430M), Kenai, AK, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed when pilot attempted to fly through a mountain pass. Fog and wind shear forced airplane down.

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