# N2899M: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2005-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 12-1320
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 24, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 15, 2004
- Last registry action: October 15, 2004
- Mode S code: A2F309
- Owner when cancelled: [Hoerner Ryan D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOERNER%20RYAN%20D)
- Location: [Bigfork, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Bigfork)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.8643° N, 113.8846° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59911, within about 12 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2899M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2899M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2899M-2005-08-04

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 (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 ANC04FA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA102), Sep 4, 2004: Piper PA-12 (N2899M), Koliganek, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while on approach to land, which resulted in an inadvertent stall and an uncontrolled descent.
- [NTSB ANC74DAG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG36), Sep 6, 1973: Piper PA-12 (N2899M), Alexander Lk, AK, substantial damage

## 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 20040904024139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040904024139A), Sep 4, 2004: Piper PA12 (N2899M), Koliganek, AK, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. (-23) On-scene investigation revealed that the aircraft was involved in a stall/spin and was destroyed by impact and post-impact fire after colliding with…
- [Accident 19730906031539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730906031539A), Sep 6, 1973: Piper PA12 (N2899M), Alexander Lk, AK, Substantial damage. Dragged fld bfor ldg. Gr hit chuck hole,acft swerved & hit stump. Rwy length n/r.

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