# N3973M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1960-04-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 25, 1960
- Exported to: Germany
- 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: 12-2857
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 15, 1957
- Mode S code: A49F97
- Owner when cancelled: [Crackel S R Or Violet J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CRACKEL%20S%20R%20OR%20VIOLET%20J)
- Location: [Livonia, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Livonia)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3973M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3973M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3973M-1960-04-25

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 N3973M

- [Cancelled 1978-06-01](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3973M-1978-06-01): Piper PA-34-200T, S/N 34-7870141. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [International Aircraft Deliveries Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERNATIONAL%20AIRCRAFT%20DELIVERIES%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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