# N2816M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1965-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 1965
- 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: 12-1178
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 13, 1947
- Mode S code: A2D4E8
- Owner when cancelled: [Kindel Frank](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINDEL%20FRANK)
- Location: [Carlsbad, NM](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NM/Carlsbad)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2816M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2816M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816M-1965-05-21

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 UNK64X2044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2044), May 31, 1964: Piper PA12 (N2816M), Carlsbad, NM, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N2816M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2816M): Michael Ringenberg VANS RV10, S/N 42239, built 2023
- [Cancelled 1998-09-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2816M-1998-09-11): Piper PA-32-300, S/N 327840056. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [J & J Partnership](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/J%20%26%20J%20PARTNERSHIP), [Allentown, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Allentown)

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