# N3020M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1974-12-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 17, 1974
- 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: 12-1575
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 20, 1972
- Mode S code: A32924
- Owner when cancelled: [Bruton Ray M Et Al](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BRUTON%20RAY%20M%20ET%20AL)
- Location: [Central Point, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Central%20Point)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.2857° N, 122.8975° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97501, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3020M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3020M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3020M-1974-12-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 SEA75AS011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75AS011), Aug 30, 1974: Piper PA-12 (N3020M), Medford, OR, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19740830036699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740830036699A), Aug 30, 1974: Piper PA12 (N3020M), Medford, OR, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Pax also student plt. Rear ctl stick not installed. Density alt abt 3300 ft.

## Other aircraft with N3020M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3020M): Piper PA-44-180, S/N 44-7995220, built 1979

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