# N3813M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2000-09-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 8, 2000
- 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: 12-2734
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 3, 1987
- Last registry action: February 17, 1999
- Mode S code: A461CE
- Owner when cancelled: [Cape Cod Flying Service Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20COD%20FLYING%20SERVICE%20INC)
- Location: [Marstons Mills, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Marstons%20Mills)
- Physical address: [Marston Mills, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Marston%20Mills)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 41.6704° N, 70.4120° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 02648, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3813M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3813M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3813M-2000-09-08

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 IAD00FA038](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD00FA038), Apr 17, 2000: Piper PA-12 (N3813M), Norfolk, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The loss of power for undetermined reasons, which resulted in an inadvertent stall during at banner pick-up.

## 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 20000417043279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000417043279A), Apr 17, 2000: Piper PA12 (N3813M), Norfolk, MA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) Pilot fatal, N3813M, PA12-12, experienced engine failure after picking up a banner at Norfolk Airport, MA at 1222 EDT, 04/17/00. Pilot was the sole…

## Other aircraft with N3813M

- [Cancelled 2012-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3813M-2012-12-19): Top Dog SERIES 2, S/N 124548. Assigned (non-type certificated), pending cancellation

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