# N98967: Piper PA-12, registration cancelled 1985-02-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 20, 1985
- Status when cancelled: Administratively canceled
- 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: 12-322
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 19, 1972
- Last registry action: February 20, 1985
- Mode S code: ADCFDD
- Owners when cancelled: [Merritt Richard F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MERRITT%20RICHARD%20F), [Coffman Willis M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COFFMAN%20WILLIS%20M), [Plouffe Howard X](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PLOUFFE%20HOWARD%20X), [Farkas Robert J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FARKAS%20ROBERT%20J), [Franz Robert H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FRANZ%20ROBERT%20H)
- Location: [Alpena, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Alpena)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0943° N, 83.4762° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49707, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98967
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98967
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98967-1985-02-20

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 (3)

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 CHI84FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI84FA343), Aug 12, 1984: Piper PA-12 (N98967), Alpena, MI, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB CHI80FEM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEM04), Oct 21, 1979: Piper PA-12 (N98967), Long Rapids, MI, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI69D0423](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0423), Jan 12, 1969: Piper PA-12 (N98967), Alpena, MI, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19840812039779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840812039779A), Aug 12, 1984: Piper PA12 (N98967), Alpena, MI, Destroyed, 1 fatal. After repeated stalls with recovery near lake surface aircraft stalled and spun into trees. Aircraft out of annual.
- [Accident 19791021030509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791021030509A), Oct 21, 1979: Piper PA12 (N98967), Long Rapids, MI, Substantial damage. Lifted off from short grass strip. Made vertical climb. Acft stalled,hit ground in level flite. Rwy high grass,uphill.

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