# N98931: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2012-09-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 12, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Revoked, 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: 12-284
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: February 27, 1956
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1978
- Last registry action: January 21, 1978
- Mode S code: ADCF6E
- Owner when cancelled: [Temple Don E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TEMPLE%20DON%20E)
- Location: [Glendale, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Glendale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.6236° N, 112.1753° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85306, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98931
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98931
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98931-2012-09-12

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 LAX82DA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA317), Aug 21, 1982: Piper PA-12 (N98931), Phoenix, AZ, destroyed

## 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 19820821040419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820821040419A), Aug 21, 1982: Piper PA12 (N98931), Phoenix, AZ, Destroyed. Aircraft crashed into trees during attempted takeoff from short dirt strip.

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