N78583 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper PA-12 built in 1947. The FAA cancelled the registration on November 7, 2013. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
Piper PA-12 cancelled November 7, 2013
- Serial number
- 12-3970
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1947
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- November 30, 1995
- Last FAA action
- December 18, 2007
- Last owner
- Barnstormer Flite Signs INC (Corporation)
N Myrtle Beach, SC - Airworthiness
- Restricted · Aerial advertising
NTSB accident and incident record under N78583
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · serial 12-3970
The pilot's inadequate preflight planning of fuel required for the flight that resulted in fuel exhaustion and the total loss of engine power. A factor was the pilot continued flight operation with known deficiencies in equipment.
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · serial 12-3970
AN INADEQUATE ANNUAL INSPECTION WHICH FAILED TO DETECT CORROSION ON THE RUDDER CABLE. THE PILOT LOST DIRECTION CONTROL DURING LANDING WHEN THE RUDDER CABLE BROKE.
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