# N4462M: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1966-06-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 16, 1966
- 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: 12-3415
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 17, 1965
- Mode S code: A56391
- Owner when cancelled: [Indian Head Flying Club](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INDIAN%20HEAD%20FLYING%20CLUB)
- Location: [Byrans Road, MD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MD/Byrans%20Road)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4462M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4462M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4462M-1966-06-16

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 NYC66D0643](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66D0643), Mar 19, 1966: Piper PA-12 (N4462M), Tappahannock, VA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N4462M

- [Cancelled 2018-03-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4462M-2018-03-14): Cameron Balloons US C-80, S/N 6202, built 1998. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Boyce Wilber E Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BOYCE%20WILBER%20E%20JR), [Jackson, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Jackson)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4462M-undated): Mcginnis Herbial GEORGIAS SPECIAL, S/N 001. Triennial form not returned

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