# N3993M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2018-02-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 13, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-2873
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1995
- Last registry action: June 27, 2012
- Mode S code: A4A705
- Owner when cancelled: [Coss Zachary Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COSS%20ZACHARY%20LEE)
- Location: [Ward Cove, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ward%20Cove)
- Physical address: [Ketchiken, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Ketchiken)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 55.4119° N, 131.7228° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ward Cove, AK, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3993M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3993M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3993M-2018-02-13

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 ANC68D0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68D0049), Aug 29, 1967: Piper PA-12S (N3993M), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed

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