# N2796M: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2013-04-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 16, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-1195
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 26, 1997
- Last registry action: March 6, 2006
- Mode S code: A2CB21
- Location: [Oklahoma City, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Oklahoma%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.4676° N, 97.5164° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Oklahoma City, OK, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2796M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2796M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2796M-2013-04-16

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 (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 ANC00LA095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00LA095), Aug 5, 2000: Piper PA-12 (N2796M), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. A factor was high brush along side the landing area.
- [NTSB ANC98LA166](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA166), Sep 29, 1998: Piper PA-12 (N2796M), Tyonek, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The aircraft's left wheel encountering a hole as the pilot taxied from landing and his inadequate compensation for wind conditions. Contributing factors were the rough terrain and gusty wind…

## 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 20000805042409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000805042409A), Aug 5, 2000: Piper PA12 (N2796M), Beluga, AK, Substantial damage. (-23) On August 5, 2000 at about 1030 adt a tundra tire equipped Piper PA-12 N2796M was involved in a landing accident near the theodore river, Alaska.…
- [Accident 19980929039179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980929039179A), Sep 29, 1998: Piper PA12 (N2796M), Tyonek, AK, Substantial damage. (.19)On September 29, 1998, about 1430 Alaska daylight time, a tundra tire equipped PA-12 airplane, N2796M, sustained substantial damage when it nosed over at…

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