Aircraft record

N2705M1946 Piper PA-12

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Feb 21, 2013.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, Aug 1982)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Deregistered
Last based in: Eatontown, NJ; owner city / state
Engine: 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp; Lycoming
Owners: 1; since 1981
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 1982
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Last registered owner: Aerial Advertising Agency INC
Owner type: Corporation
City, state: Eatontown, NJ
Certificate issued: Sep 8, 1981
Canceled: Feb 21, 2013
Airworthiness: Standard
Airworthiness date: Apr 10, 1956

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer: Piper
Model: PA-12
Year: 1946
Serial number: 12-1208
Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Category: Land
Certification: Type Certificated
Seats: 3
Engines: 1
Max takeoff weight: Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code: A2A98F

Engine

Make and model: Lycoming 0-320 Series
Type: Reciprocating
Power: 180 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records

1981 – 2013Aerial Advertising Agency INCEatontown, NJ

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · destroyed

Aug 2, 1982 · Long Branch, NJ

EVEN THOUGH HE HAD PERFORMED SEVERAL BANNER PICK-UPS DURING THE AFTERNOON THE PILOT DID NO REFUELING. AFTER 4 HOURS OF TOWING BANNERS THE ENGINE QUIT. THE PILOT STATED THE GAUGES READ 1/3 FULL OF FUEL. THE PILOT DITCHED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH SANK AND HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED.

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: None
Report: NYC82DA180

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC82DA180)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

Sources

FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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