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N2852M

N2852M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-12 built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on April 15, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper PA-12 cancelled April 15, 2013

Serial number
12-1188
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1946
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
October 26, 1999
Last FAA action
October 21, 2008
Last owner
Price Peter L (Individual)
Brownville, ME
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility

NTSB accident and incident record under N2852M

NYC97LA067Accident on March 28, 1997 at Clayton Lake, ME: serious injuries, destroyed.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · serial 12-1188

the pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed while maneuvering, which resulted in an inadvertent stall, and uncontrolled descent to the frozen lake surface.

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