# N3459M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2012-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration pending, 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: 12-2317
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 15, 1955
- Last registry action: July 26, 1991
- Mode S code: A3D380
- Location: [Sterling, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sterling)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.5707° N, 150.7623° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99672, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3459M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3459M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3459M-2012-06-04

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 ANC91LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA072), Jun 13, 1991: Piper PA-12 (N3459M), Kenai, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND THE CONTAMINATED FUEL SYSTEM. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.

## 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 19910612021369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910612021369A), Jun 12, 1991: Piper PA12 (N3459M), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Engine quit on takeoff roll. Unable to stop,ran off end,down slope into tree stumps. Found water in fuel.

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