# N7689H: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2018-12-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper PA-12](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-12) (registry code 7101202)
- Engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-780](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-780), [TCDS 1E10](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/1E10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 12-579
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Restricted, other
- Airworthiness date: September 2, 1997
- Certificate issued: October 6, 2003
- Last registry action: April 22, 2015
- Mode S code: AA62DB
- Owners when cancelled: [Meloon Ralph C Jr DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELOON%20RALPH%20C%20JR%20DBA), [Meloons Alaska Adventures & Lodging](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MELOONS%20ALASKA%20ADVENTURES%20%26%20LODGING)
- Location: [Port Alsworth, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Port%20Alsworth)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 60.1578° N, 154.3406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99653, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7689H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=7689H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7689H-2018-12-18

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

## Service difficulty reports (1)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2005FA0001394](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2005FA0001394), Jul 18, 2005: ELT. WEAK. ELT TRANSMISSION WAS VERY WEAK. INSTALLED IN AC FOR LESS THAN 3 YEARS. INSTALLED 10/18/01. REMOVED 09/10/04. (K)

## 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 ANC98LA155](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC98LA155), Sep 22, 1998: Piper PA-12 (N7689H), New Stuyahok, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable takeoff area and his intentional ground loop maneuver. A factor associated with the accident was trees.

## 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 19980922025719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980922025719A), Sep 22, 1998: Piper STCPA12 (N7689H), New Stuyahok, AK, Substantial damage. (.19)On September 22, 1998, about 1300 Alaska daylight time, a wheel equipped Piper PA-12 airplane, N7689H, sustained substantial damage during takeoff from a…

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