# N3539M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1970-12-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 31, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-2390
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 1, 1963
- Mode S code: A3F391
- Owner when cancelled: [Ervin Chas Mettler](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ERVIN%20CHAS%20METTLER)
- Location: [Acampo, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Acampo)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3539M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3539M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3539M-1970-12-31

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 ANC65F0019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC65F0019-176618), Aug 6, 1965: Piper PA-12 (N3539M), Tok, AK, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N3539M

- [Cancelled 1979-11-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3539M-1979-11-09): Piper PA-31, S/N 31-74912117. Exported to United Kingdom. Owner: [Aviation Services International Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INTERNATIONAL%20INC), [Lock Haven, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Lock%20Haven)

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