# N3876M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1971-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 1971
- 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: 12-2787
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A47881
- Owner when cancelled: [Vallette Donald C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VALLETTE%20DONALD%20C)
- Location: [Lynwood, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Lynwood)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3876M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3876M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3876M-1971-01-18

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 LAX69F0011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69F0011), Jun 2, 1968: Piper PA-12 (N3876M), Compton, CA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N3876M

- [Cancelled 2021-07-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3876M-2021-07-03): Burkhart Grob Flugzeugbau G109, S/N 6141. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Bb Lsa Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BB%20LSA%20AVIATION%20INC), [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)

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