# N7542H: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1990-09-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 17, 1990
- Status when cancelled: N-number assigned, not yet registered
- 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: 12408
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: AA2B8B
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7542H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7542H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7542H-1990-09-17

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 ANC89FA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89FA144), Aug 13, 1989: Piper PA-12 (N7542H), Windy Fork, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED WHILE OPERATING TO OR FROM THE GRAVEL BAR, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL. THE RISING TERRAIN WAS CONSIDERED A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR.

## 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 19890813032069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890813032069A), Aug 13, 1989: Piper STCPA12 (N7542H), Mcgrath, AK, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Wreckage indicates a stall after takeoff from a gravel bar. Severe turbulence reported in area.

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