# N78571: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1978-07-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 11, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- 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: 12-3946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 2, 1976
- Mode S code: AAA680
- Owner when cancelled: [Prince Georgia J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRINCE%20GEORGIA%20J)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78571
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78571
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78571-1978-07-11

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 ANC76AA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA069), Feb 16, 1976: Piper PA-12 (N78571), Tyonek, AK, destroyed, 2 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 19760216006309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760216006309A), Feb 16, 1976: Piper PA12 (N78571), Tyonek, AK, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Impacted water abt 600FT frm shore. Acft not rcvrd,extreme tidal action. Plt drowned,pax missing.

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