# N2454M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1973-06-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 26, 1973
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-1673
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1971
- Mode S code: A24582
- Owner when cancelled: [Todd Robert W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TODD%20ROBERT%20W)
- Location: [Berlin, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Berlin)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3211° N, 75.2222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 21811, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2454M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2454M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2454M-1973-06-26

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 IAD73A1001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD73A1001), Mar 13, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N2454M), Selbyville, DE, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19730313004189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730313004189A), Mar 13, 1973: Piper PA12 (N2454M), Selbyville, DE, Destroyed. Started tkof run on sandy beach toward house. Un clear house,turned,hit dragline bucket.

## Other aircraft with N2454M

- [Cancelled 2007-08-27](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2454M-2007-08-27): Cessna 182S, S/N 18280833, built 2000. Owner: [Fain Ronald W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIN%20RONALD%20W), [Prescott Valley, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Prescott%20Valley)
- [Cancelled 1989-08-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2454M-1989-08-08): Robinson Helicopter R22 MARINER, S/N 578M. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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