# N30961: 1947 Piper PA-11, registration cancelled 2012-08-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 27, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-691](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-691), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11-1377
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 29, 1956
- Last registry action: October 31, 2001
- Mode S code: A34405
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 62.0437° N, 158.1745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99503, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30961
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=30961
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30961-2012-08-27

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-11: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11.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 ANC98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA144), Sep 9, 1998: Piper PA-11 (N30961), Willow, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area from the lake. Factors were the obstruction (point of land) hidden in the glare from the rising sun.

## 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 19980909022869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980909022869A), Sep 9, 1998: Piper PA11 (N30961), Willow, AK, Substantial damage. (.19) On September 9, 1998, at 0750 Alaska daylight time, a float equipped Piper PA-11 airplane sustained substantial damage when it struck terrain during the…

## Other aircraft with N30961

- [Cancelled 1972-08-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N30961-1972-08-29): Piper J3F-65, S/N 5232, built 1940. Owner: [Balsley Charles O](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BALSLEY%20CHARLES%20O), [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)

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