# N4512M: Piper PA-11, registration cancelled 1972-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-691](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-691) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11-15
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 5, 1971
- Mode S code: A5787D
- Owner when cancelled: [Tail Draggers Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAIL%20DRAGGERS%20INC)
- Location: [Moberly, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Moberly)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4512M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4512M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4512M-1972-04-07

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-11: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11.md

## NTSB investigations (2)

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 MKC72AK049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72AK049), Feb 20, 1972: Piper PA-11 (N4512M), Moberly, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB FTW68D0463](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68D0463), Feb 21, 1968: Piper PA-11 (N4512M), El Paso, TX, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N4512M

- [Cancelled 2015-04-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4512M-2015-04-24): Head Balloons AX8-105, S/N 156, built 1989. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Hesse Michael J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HESSE%20MICHAEL%20J), [Nunda, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Nunda)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4512M-undated): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 288016017. Triennial form not returned

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