# N3040M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1970-06-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 22, 1970
- 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: 12-1732
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1967
- Mode S code: A33092
- Owner when cancelled: [Letourneau College](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LETOURNEAU%20COLLEGE)
- Location: [Longview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Longview)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3040M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3040M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3040M-1970-06-22

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 (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 FTW67F0659](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67F0659), May 27, 1967: Piper PA-12 (N3040M), Kilgore, TX, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N3040M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3040M): Textron T206H, S/N T20609732, built 2023
- [Cancelled 2020-05-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3040M-2020-05-29): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-7970105, built 1979. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Ashland, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Ashland)

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