# N2997M: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2019-10-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 5, 2019
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 12-1472
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: January 7, 1993
- Last registry action: February 16, 2016
- Mode S code: A31A42
- Owner when cancelled: [Wiita Chris D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WIITA%20CHRIS%20D)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.1195° N, 149.8891° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99515, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2997M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2997M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2997M-2019-10-05

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 ANC09CA028](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC09CA028), Apr 4, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N2997M), Skwentna, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area with an unfavorable wind.
- [NTSB ANC68D0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0051), Sep 20, 1967: Piper PA-12 (N2997M), Gulkana, AK, 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.

- [Accident 20090406025129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090406025129A), Apr 6, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N2997M), Skwentna, AK, Substantial damage. The PIC dragged the snow covered lake before landing and on the go-around misjudged the wind and setteled into the trees at the end of the lake. Substantial…

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