# N4396M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2018-09-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 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 0-235 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: 12-3335
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 24, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 15, 2000
- Last registry action: November 15, 2014
- Mode S code: A547C3
- Owner when cancelled: [Booth James C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOOTH%20JAMES%20C)
- Location: [Rutland, VT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VT/Rutland)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.6246° N, 72.9102° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 05701, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4396M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4396M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4396M-2018-09-13

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 CHI68D0343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68D0343), Oct 7, 1967: Piper PA-12 (N4396M), Vandalia, IL, substantial damage

## 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.

- [Incident 20150816016729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150816016729I), Aug 16, 2015: Piper PA-12 (N4396M), Chittenden, VT, Minor damage. The pilot reported he flared the aircraft too high and landed very hard. The forward float fittings / struts failed and allowed the nose of the aircraft to…

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