# N765WM: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2008-07-16

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 16, 2008
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780), [TCDS E-274](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-274) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-3206
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, aerial advertising
- Airworthiness date: November 24, 1981
- Certificate issued: March 12, 1981
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: AA561B
- Owner when cancelled: [Aviad Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AVIAD%20CORP)
- Location: [West Boxford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/West%20Boxford)
- Physical address: [W Boxford, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/W%20Boxford)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 42.7070° N, 71.0639° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Boxford, MA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N765WM
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=765WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N765WM-2008-07-16

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 NYC90LA013](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90LA013), Oct 15, 1989: Piper PA-12 (N765WM), Palmyra, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN AIRSPEED DURING A TIGHT CLOSED PATTERN TURN TO FINAL. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR(S) WAS: THE PILOT INITIATING FLIGHT INTO KNOWN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS, WHICH INCLUDED FOG…

## 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 19891015040339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891015040339A), Oct 15, 1989: Piper STCPA12 (N765WM), Palmyra, NY, Substantial damage. Took off for weather check in fog,turned back to return. Stalled turning final.

## Other aircraft with N765WM

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N765WM): Israel Aircraft Industries GULFSTREAM 200, S/N 115, built 2005

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