# N2965M: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2013-02-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 25, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 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: 12-1359
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 17, 1955
- Certificate issued: September 12, 1984
- Last registry action: March 23, 1991
- Mode S code: A30ED7
- Owner when cancelled: [Warren Bradley](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARREN%20BRADLEY)
- Location: [Cameron Park, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Cameron%20Park)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 38.5990° N, 120.9631° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 95682, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2965M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2965M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2965M-2013-02-25

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 SEA71FXM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71FXM09), Sep 4, 1970: Piper PA-12 (N2965M), Rigby, ID, destroyed
- [NTSB SEA68D0255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0255), Mar 3, 1968: Piper PA-12 (N2965M), Driggs, ID, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 19840318021509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840318021509I), Mar 18, 1984: Piper PA12 (N2965M), Anchorage, AK, Minor damage. Engine cut out on rapid descent. Landed on a snow crusted strip. Wheels broke. Aircraft nosed over.

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