# N3008M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1971-09-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 14, 1971
- 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: 12-1707
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 11, 1968
- Mode S code: A322CE
- Owner when cancelled: [George F Thiele](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GEORGE%20F%20THIELE)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3008M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3008M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3008M-1971-09-14

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 ANC68D0047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0047), Aug 16, 1967: Piper PA-12 (N3008M), Nenana, AK, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3008M

- [Cancelled 2013-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3008M-2013-07-16): Eagle Balloons C-7, S/N E987201, built 1998. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Eagle Balloons Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EAGLE%20BALLOONS%20CORP), [Mchenry, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Mchenry)
- [Cancelled 1989-01-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3008M-1989-01-09): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 447995219. Triennial form not returned

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