# N4106M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2013-04-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 17, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 12-3002
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 25, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 18, 2001
- Last registry action: August 18, 2009
- Mode S code: A4D756
- Owner when cancelled: [Brown Rodney D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BROWN%20RODNEY%20D)
- Location: [Brighton, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Brighton)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.9511° N, 104.6602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80603, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4106M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4106M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4106M-2013-04-17

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MIA93LA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA93LA148), Jul 2, 1993: Piper PA-12 (N4106M), Tampa, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: the improper welding/repair by maintenence personnel of the exhaust system, which eventually failed allowing hot exhaust gasses and flame to burn a fuel line and start a fire.

## 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 19930702022299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930702022299A), Jul 2, 1993: Piper PA12 (N4106M), Tampa, FL, Destroyed. Engine fire on banner tow. Dropped banner. Force landed. Prior. Welded mullfer cracked. Exaust ruptured fuel line.

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