# N3234M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2013-08-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 19, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 12-2113
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1955
- Last registry action: October 7, 2009
- Mode S code: A37C65
- Location: [Talkeetna, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Talkeetna)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 62.5712° N, 149.6063° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99676, within about 19 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3234M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3234M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3234M-2013-08-19

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 CEN09LA597](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09LA597), Sep 22, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N3234M), Columbia, MO, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued visual flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which included low ceilings and fog, and his failure to maintain control of the airplane. Contributing to the accident…

## 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 20090922018249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090922018249A), Sep 22, 2009: Piper PA12 (N3234M), Fulton, MO, Destroyed, 1 fatal. The non-instrument rated pilot flew from VMC into IMC in an airplane that did not have gyroscopic attitude or directional instruments. There were no witnesses…

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