# N3121M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2018-01-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 3, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780), [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-1811
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: September 21, 2011
- Last registry action: September 21, 2011
- Mode S code: A350C6
- Owner when cancelled: [Phillips Gerald](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PHILLIPS%20GERALD)
- Location: [Larchwood, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Larchwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4512° N, 96.4617° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 51241, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3121M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3121M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3121M-2018-01-03

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 FTW66D0688](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66D0688), Apr 8, 1966: Piper PA-12 (N3121M), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

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