# N3966M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1961-03-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 27, 1961
- Exported to: Canada
- 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: 12-2849
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 4, 1959
- Mode S code: A49C49
- Owner when cancelled: [Cape Aircraft Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CAPE%20AIRCRAFT%20INC)
- Location: [Glens Falls, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Glens%20Falls)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3112° N, 73.6453° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12801, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3966M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3966M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966M-1961-03-27

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

## Other aircraft with N3966M

- [Cancelled 1997-03-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3966M-1997-03-19): Piper PA-28R-201T, S/N 28R7803205. Owner: [Ranschau Paul G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RANSCHAU%20PAUL%20G), [Powell, WY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WY/Powell)

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