# N78475: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2017-10-24

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 24, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, 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: 12-1986
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: June 14, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 23, 1987
- Last registry action: May 17, 2011
- Mode S code: AAA2CD
- Owner when cancelled: [Ice Cecil G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ICE%20CECIL%20G)
- Location: [Pierre, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Pierre)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 44.5276° N, 100.3091° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57501, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78475
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78475
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78475-2017-10-24

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 DEN87FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA035), Dec 27, 1986: Piper PA-12-150 (N78475), Gilcrest, CO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19861227071599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861227071599A), Dec 27, 1986: Piper PA12 (N78475), Gilcrest, CO, Destroyed. The aircraft struck wires while buzzing some friends. The aircraft came to rest on a river sandbar.

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