# N98966: 1946 Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 2015-04-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 27, 2015
- 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: 12-321
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1955
- Certificate issued: January 18, 1972
- Last registry action: October 6, 1997
- Mode S code: ADCFDC
- Owners when cancelled: [Meagher Charles F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEAGHER%20CHARLES%20F), [Meagher June E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEAGHER%20JUNE%20E)
- Location: [Prospect, TN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TN/Prospect)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 35.0598° N, 87.0189° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 38477, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98966
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98966
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98966-2015-04-27

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 MIA67F0009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA67F0009), Jul 17, 1966: Piper PA12 (N98966), Gallatin, TN, substantial damage

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