# N2457M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1968-10-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 22, 1968
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 12-1542
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 10, 1968
- Mode S code: A245EB
- Owner when cancelled: [Crouse Joyce H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CROUSE%20JOYCE%20H)
- Location: [Pendleton, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Pendleton)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2457M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2457M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2457M-1968-10-22

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 (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 CHI67F0031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67F0031), May 27, 1966: Piper PA-12 (N2457M), Windfall, IN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N2457M

- [Cancelled 2010-02-22](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2457M-2010-02-22): Cessna T206H, S/N T20608594, built 2006. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Avex Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVEX%20INC), [Camarillo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Camarillo)
- [Cancelled 1983-01-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2457M-1983-01-17): Piper PA-23-250, S/N 27-7954062, built 1979. Owner: [Omni Aircraft Sales Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OMNI%20AIRCRAFT%20SALES%20INC), [Washington, DC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DC/Washington)

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