# N4405M: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1993-12-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 22, 1993
- 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: 123355
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1988
- Last registry action: December 22, 1993
- Mode S code: A54DB0
- Owner when cancelled: [Clark Robert L Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CLARK%20ROBERT%20L%20JR)
- Location: [Polk City, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Polk%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.7962° N, 93.7020° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50226, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4405M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4405M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4405M-1993-12-22

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 FTW93LA044](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW93LA044), Nov 28, 1992: Piper PA-12-108 (N4405M), Vilonia, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO EXECUTE A GO-AROUND.

## 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 19921128048249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921128048249A), Nov 28, 1992: Piper J3C* (N4405M), Conway, AR, Destroyed. Too high and fast attempting landing on short strip. Unable go around. Ran off end into upslope and trees.

## Other aircraft with N4405M

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4405M): Mains Donald L PIETENPOL AIRCAMPER, S/N DLM01, built 1998

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