# N45DK: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2018-04-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 19, 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: 12-1223
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 30, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 7, 2002
- Last registry action: May 11, 2014
- Mode S code: A57018
- Owner when cancelled: [Reel Chad A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/REEL%20CHAD%20A)
- Location: [Wasilla, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Wasilla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6051° N, 149.4227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99654, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45DK
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=45DK
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45DK-2018-04-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 ANC95LA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA165), Sep 10, 1995: Piper PA-12 (N45DK), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions. A factor relating to the accident was: the gusty crosswind condition.

## 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 19950909030339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950909030339A), Sep 9, 1995: Piper PA12 (N45DK), Anchorage, AK, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing at remote gravel strip. Left wheel ran off gravel went into marsh. Struck a log.

## Other aircraft with N45DK

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45DK): Thomas J Flannery VANS AIRCRAFT RV-8, S/N 81927, built 2018

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