# N3353M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2012-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2012
- 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: 12-2050
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 10, 1955
- Certificate issued: July 5, 1989
- Last registry action: June 7, 2001
- Mode S code: A3AB2F
- Owner when cancelled: [North Texas Flyers Association](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORTH%20TEXAS%20FLYERS%20ASSOCIATION)
- Location: [Sanger, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sanger)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 33.3728° N, 97.2133° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 76266, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3353M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3353M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3353M-2012-10-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 FTW89FA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA127), Jul 3, 1989: Piper PA-12 (N3353M), Sanger, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL AT LOW ALTITUDE.

## 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 19890703019389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890703019389A), Jul 3, 1989: Piper STCPA12 (N3353M), Sanger, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Climbed out nose high, began a turn and entered a flat spin to ground impact. Temperature 80.

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