# N3055M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1964-07-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 29, 1964
- 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: 12-1743
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 26, 1962
- Mode S code: A334F8
- Owner when cancelled: [Bluffton Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUFFTON%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Bluffton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Bluffton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3055M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3055M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3055M-1964-07-29

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 UNK64X2613](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2613), Jul 3, 1964: Piper PA12 (N3055M), Bluffton, OH, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N3055M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3055M): Thrush S2R-T34, S/N T34-381, built 2012
- [Cancelled 1983-03-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3055M-1983-03-25): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-7970107, built 1979. Owner: [Kirk Henry Carter](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KIRK%20HENRY%20CARTER), [Ridgeland, MS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MS/Ridgeland)

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