# N3743M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1997-08-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 4, 1997
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 122678
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 21, 1988
- Last registry action: April 16, 1997
- Mode S code: A44574
- Owner when cancelled: [Harpham Samuel E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HARPHAM%20SAMUEL%20E)
- Location: [Meridian, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Meridian)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5736° N, 116.4009° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83642, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3743M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3743M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3743M-1997-08-04

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 (2)

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 SEA93FA010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93FA010), Oct 25, 1992: Piper PA-12 (N3743M), Lowman, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE TERRAIN CLEARANCE. FACTORS INCLUDE MOUNTAINOUS/HILLY TERRAIN, TREES, AND THE PILOT'S DIVERTED ATTENTION.
- [NTSB DEN83LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN83LA079), Mar 13, 1983: Piper PA-12 (N3743M), Coalville, UT, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19921025043279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921025043279A), Oct 25, 1992: Piper STCPA12 (N3743M), Atlanta, ID, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Following river at low altitude, struck trees five minutes after departing remote strip.
- [Accident 19830313009189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830313009189A), Mar 13, 1983: Piper PA12 (N3743M), Coalville, UT, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped over on snow covered runway during precautionary landing to avoid continuing flight into weather.

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