# N7556H: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2020-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, 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: 12-423
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 15, 1956
- Last registry action: February 26, 2020
- Mode S code: AA2FCE
- Location: [Independence, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Independence)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.4733° N, 91.8966° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 50644, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7556H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7556H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7556H-2020-10-20

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 ERA09LA468](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09LA468), Aug 18, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N7556H), Mount Holly, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of directional control during landing for undetermined reasons.

## 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 20090818048489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090818048489A), Aug 18, 2009: Piper PA-12 (N7556H), Lumberton, NJ, Substantial damage. N7556H departed vay for a local flight for 20 minutes. While on final for landing on runway 26 the wind picked up from left to right. The pilot stated the wind…

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