# N2852M: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2013-04-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 15, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780), [TCDS E-229](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-229) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-1188
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: September 28, 1994
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1999
- Last registry action: October 21, 2008
- Mode S code: A2E338
- Owner when cancelled: [Price Peter L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRICE%20PETER%20L)
- Location: [Brownville, ME](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ME/Brownville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.4129° N, 69.0898° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 04414, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2852M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2852M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2852M-2013-04-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 NYC97LA067](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA067), Mar 28, 1997: Piper PA-12 (N2852M), Clayton Lake, ME, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and uncontrolled descent to the frozen lake surface.

## 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 19970328003969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970328003969A), Mar 28, 1997: Piper PA12 (N2852M), Clayton Lake, ME, Destroyed. Stalled landing ski plane on frozen lake. Made steep turn on final. Wing hit ice. Cartwheeled.

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