# N4904M: 1947 Piper PA-11, registration cancelled 2013-07-02

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 2, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-11](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11) (registry code 7101102)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-691](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-691), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 11-426
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 7, 1955
- Certificate issued: June 17, 1986
- Last registry action: May 18, 2010
- Mode S code: A61308
- Owners when cancelled: [Wick Stanley G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WICK%20STANLEY%20G), [Wick Laura A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WICK%20LAURA%20A)
- Location: [Palmer, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Palmer)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.6245° N, 148.9817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99645, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4904M
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=4904M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4904M-2013-07-02

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-11: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-11.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 ANC90LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA055), Apr 13, 1990: Piper PA-11 (N4904M), Knik Clacier, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A FOREIGN OBJECT (TOOL) HAD JAMMED THE AILERON CONTROLS TO THE RIGHT AS THE PILOT WAS MANEUVERING THE AIRCRAFT FOR A LOW APPROACH TO A STRIP.

## 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 19900412009129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412009129A), Apr 12, 1990: Piper PA11 (N4904M), Knik Glacier, AK, Substantial damage. Control stick jammed in right turn at low altitude. Struck ground. Found channel lock pliers jammed rear stick.

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