N3459M
N3459M is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-12 built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on June 4, 2012. The last status on file was "registration pending, canceled".
Piper PA-12 cancelled June 4, 2012
- Serial number
- 12-2317
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Registration pending, canceled
- Certificate issued
- —
- Last FAA action
- July 26, 1991
- Last owner
- Registration Pending (Individual)
Sterling, AK - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N3459M
ANC91LA072Accident on June 13, 1991 at Kenai, AK: minor injuries, substantial damage.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · serial 122317
THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S IMPROPER PREFLIGHT AND THE CONTAMINATED FUEL SYSTEM. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH, UNEVEN TERRAIN.
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