# N78576: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2013-07-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 3, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- 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: 12-3952
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 5, 1960
- Certificate issued: August 7, 2002
- Last registry action: August 19, 2008
- Mode S code: AAA685
- Owner when cancelled: [Nelzen Wayne K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELZEN%20WAYNE%20K)
- Location: [Molalla, OR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OR/Molalla)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0954° N, 122.5590° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 97038, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78576
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78576
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78576-2013-07-03

From the FAA registry file of November 12, 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 SEA67F0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0129), Sep 10, 1966: Piper PA-12 (N78576), Thomp. Falls, MT, substantial damage

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