# N4261M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1951-12-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 20, 1951
- 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: 12-3174
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 31, 1950
- Mode S code: A51470
- Owner when cancelled: [Bluffton Flying Service](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLUFFTON%20FLYING%20SERVICE)
- Location: [Bluffton, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Bluffton)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4261M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4261M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4261M-1951-12-20

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 N4261M

- [Cancelled 2013-07-16](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4261M-2013-07-16): Picken William Forrest CHALLENGER II SPEC, S/N CH20291CW0640, built 1991. Sale reported, canceled. Owner: [Elizabethtown, KY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KY/Elizabethtown)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4261M-undated): Lockheed 382G, S/N 4957. Triennial form not returned

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