# N3065M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1998-07-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 21, 1998
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 121751
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 23, 1995
- Last registry action: May 20, 1998
- Mode S code: A338AF
- Owner when cancelled: [Montague James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MONTAGUE%20JAMES%20M)
- Location: [Clio, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Clio)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.1791° N, 83.7005° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48420, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3065M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3065M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3065M-1998-07-21

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 CHI97LA274](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA274), Aug 28, 1997: Piper PA-12 (N3065M), Flushing, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Factors associated with the accident were the tailwind, the pilot's runway selection, and the hangar.

## 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 19970828037929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970828037929A), Aug 28, 1997: Piper PA12 (N3065M), Flushing, MI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing downwind. Struck a hangar. (-23) aircraft landed rwy 18, departed left side of rwy. Left wingtip hit hangar and aircraft spun…

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