# N78709: 1947 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2013-02-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 27, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- 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: 12-3985
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Multiple
- Airworthiness date: February 21, 1979
- Last registry action: January 31, 1981
- Mode S code: AAAD01
- Location: [Ucon, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Ucon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.5946° N, 111.9569° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83454, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78709
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78709
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78709-2013-02-27

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 SEA81FA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FA011), Dec 12, 1980: Piper PA-12 (N78709), Rexburg, ID, 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 19801212075029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801212075029A), Dec 12, 1980: Piper PA12 (N78709), Rexburg, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Occupants found frozen. Airplane wrecked by ground collision. Cause unknown. Airplane torched by occupants.

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