# N4031M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1974-11-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 22, 1974
- 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: 12-2916
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 3, 1974
- Mode S code: A4BA4D
- Owner when cancelled: [Shelton John N](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHELTON%20JOHN%20N)
- Location: [Summerville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Summerville)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4031M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4031M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4031M-1974-11-22

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 MIA75AM019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA75AM019), Sep 8, 1974: Piper PA-12 (N4031M), Summerville, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19740908032889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740908032889A), Sep 8, 1974: Piper PA12 (N4031M), Summerville, SC, Destroyed. Acft obsvd just abv tree tops. Acft crashed aftr clbg turn man. Hit gnd steep nose dwn l wing low.

## Other aircraft with N4031M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4031M): Frost Stephen CHINOOK PLUS 2, S/N 02158, built 2004
- [Cancelled 2000-01-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4031M-2000-01-08): Adams Balloon A55S, S/N 114. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Murphy Sean G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MURPHY%20SEAN%20G), [Cary, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Cary)
- [Cancelled 1981-06-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4031M-1981-06-29): Hiller UH-12E, S/N 5168. Exported to Argentina. Owner: [Hiller Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HILLER%20AVIATION), [Porterville, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Porterville)

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