# N3964M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2009-05-21

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 21, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 12-2846
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 4, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 14, 2003
- Last registry action: April 21, 2009
- Mode S code: A49C03
- Owner when cancelled: [Olson Marc A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/OLSON%20MARC%20A)
- Location: [Seattle, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Seattle)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 47.6858° N, 122.2837° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 98115, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3964M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3964M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3964M-2009-05-21

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 LAX07CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA211), Jul 9, 2007: Piper PA-12 (N3964M), Mukilteo, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: Fuel exhaustion resulting from the pilot's inadequate preflight inspection and failure to refuel the airplane, either before departure or at any of the alternate airports en route.

## 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 20070709014209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070709014209A), Jul 9, 2007: Piper PA12 (N3964M), Mukilteo, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Approximately 06:45 PST aircraft N3964M went down in trees about 3000FT nw of pae paine field everett Washington. Pilot left stuart island Washington,…

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