# N4186M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1970-09-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 23, 1970
- 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: 12-3080
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: April 9, 1962
- Mode S code: A4F50E
- Owner when cancelled: [Luce John Putnam](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LUCE%20JOHN%20PUTNAM)
- Location: [Frederick, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Frederick)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4186M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4186M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4186M-1970-09-23

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 DIA69D0153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0153), Feb 28, 1969: Piper PA-12 (N4186M), Morehead City, NC, destroyed

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