N2389M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-12 built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 15, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-12 cancelled August 15, 2013
- Serial number
- 12-1511
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 7, 1996
- Last FAA action
- October 16, 2007
- Last owner
- Rosenbach Jay A (Individual)
Chugiak, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N2389M
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · serial 12-1511
The pilot's misjudgment of the touchdown point, which led to undershoot and the airplane nosing over.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · serial 12-1511
THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE IN-FLIGHT PLANNING AND A FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. FACTORS WERE THE RISING, ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN AND THE TAILWIND.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site