# N2573M: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2017-11-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 22, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, canceled
- 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: 12-942
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A2744C
- Owner when cancelled: [Congressional Flg Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CONGRESSIONAL%20FLG%20CLUB)
- Location: [Gaithersburg, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Gaithersburg)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 39.1486° N, 77.1951° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gaithersburg, MD, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2573M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2573M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2573M-2017-11-22

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 NYC66F0285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0285-175189), Oct 9, 1965: Piper PA-12 (N2573M), College Park, MD, substantial damage

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