Piper PA-12: 1,242 Registered, Specs and TCDS A-780

1,242Registered aircraft

1,219Valid registrations

175Renewals due in 12 months

1945-1962Years built

Specifications

Aircraft type: Fixed wing single engine
Engine type: Reciprocating
Engines: 1
Seats: 3
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Cruising speed (FAA reference): 82 mph
Certification: Type certificated
Registry name: PIPER / PA-12

Type certificate data sheet (TCDS)

A-780

FS 2003 Corp.Listed as model PA-12 · former holders: Piper Aircraft, Inc. · revision 13, 03/30/2001

Matched by model name in the FAA Dynamic Regulatory System. The TCDS lists the exact serial numbers and configurations it covers, so open it to confirm before relying on it.

Built by decade

1940s988

1950s10

1960s1

Top states

Alaska356

Minnesota69

Texas60

Idaho45

Washington41

Florida39

California39

Oregon38

Wisconsin34

Michigan31

NTSB accident records

124 NTSB records since 2008 under this make and model name. A count, not a safety rate: larger fleets have more records. About these numbers.

Date	Place	Model	N-number	Highest injury
Sep 20, 2026	Salem, OR	PA-12	N4139M	None
Sep 10, 2026	Arctic Village, AK	PA12	N2945M	None
Aug 21, 2026	Bemidji, MN	PA-12	N7524H	Minor
Jun 23, 2026	Dixie, ID	PA-12	N3013M	None
Jun 21, 2026	North Pole, AK	PA-12	N2586M	None

Registered aircraft (1,242)

N-number	Year	Serial	Location	Registration expires	Status
N3310M	1947	12-2041	Port Ludlow, WA	Sep 30, 2027	Valid
N3311M	1947	12-2170	Concrete, WA	Jan 31, 2030	Valid
N3312M	1947	12-2167	Fort Mill, SC	May 31, 2027	Valid
N3315M		12-2159		-	Check
N3316M		12-2169	White Hills, AZ	May 31, 2028	Valid
N3317M	1947	12-2172	Santa Fe, NM	Nov 30, 2027	Valid
N3318M	1947	12-2176	Foster City, CA	Mar 31, 2027	Valid
N3319M	1947	12-1883	Brainerd, MN	Sep 30, 2030	Valid
N3320M	1947	12-2177	Side Lake, MN	Apr 30, 2029	Valid
N3324M	1947	12-2183	Soldotna, AK	Apr 30, 2030	Valid
N3325M	1947	12-2182	Anchorage, AK	Oct 31, 2027	Valid
N3332M	1947	12-2190	Lake Orion, MI	May 31, 2027	Valid
N3335M		12-2193	Madison, SD	May 31, 2030	Valid
N3336M	1947	12-2194	Millersburg, MI	Oct 31, 2032	Valid
N3338M	1947	12-2196	Ada, MN	Mar 31, 2030	Valid
N3340M	1947	12-2200	Farson, WY	Aug 31, 2028	Valid
N3341M	1947	12-2051	Fairbanks, AK	Dec 31, 2032	Valid
N3342M		12-2201	Sterling, AK	Oct 31, 2028	Valid
N3343M	1955	12-2206	Duluth, MN	Apr 30, 2029	Valid
N3348M	1947	12-2207	Glennallen, AK	Jun 30, 2028	Valid
N3349M	1947	12-2208	Kotzebue, AK	Jul 31, 2029	Valid
N3356M	1947	12-2184	Wyoming, MN	Jul 31, 2028	Valid
N3357M	1947	12-2049	Toney, AL	May 31, 2028	Valid
N3359M	1947	12-2216	Coeur D Alene, ID	Jul 31, 2027	Valid
N3361M		12-2240	Heyburn, ID	Jan 31, 2031	Valid
N3363M	1947	12-2219	Bonita Springs, FL	Jul 31, 2028	Valid
N3364M	1962	12-2239	Lake Dallas, TX	Dec 31, 2027	Valid
N3369M	1947	12-2218	Jerome, ID	Jun 30, 2027	Valid
N3370M	1947	12-2242	Pahala, HI	Aug 31, 2027	Valid
N3375M	1947	12-2224	Anchorage, AK	Jul 31, 2027	Valid
N3380M	1947	12-2227	Eagle River, AK	Aug 31, 2027	Valid
N3381M	1947	12-2230	Saratoga Springs, NY	Aug 31, 2032	Valid
N3382M	1947	12-2229	Custer, SD	Mar 31, 2033	Valid
N3385M	1952	12-2058	Cobleskill, NY	Sep 30, 2033	Valid
N3386M		12-2057	Hartford, WI	Oct 31, 2031	Valid
N3388M	1947	12-2056	Fort Wainwright, AK	Oct 31, 2028	Valid
N3392M	1947	12-2236	Talkeetna, AK	Apr 30, 2028	Valid
N3393H		12-1973	Wilmington, DE	Jul 31, 2027	Valid
N3394M	1947	12-2059	Hobbs, NM	Mar 31, 2030	Valid
N3395M		12-2237	Hudsonville, MI	May 31, 2029	Valid
N3397M	1947	12-2248	Storm Lake, IA	Aug 31, 2030	Valid
N33B	1946	12-784	Buskirk, NY	Oct 31, 2027	Valid
N3407M	1947	12-2253	Ames, IA	Nov 30, 2028	Valid
N3409M	1947	12-2260	Anchorage, AK	Feb 29, 2028	Valid
N3414M	1947	12-2061	Denton, TX	Apr 30, 2028	Valid
N3416M		12-2263	Raeford, NC	Sep 30, 2028	Valid
N3417M	1947	12-2068	Belle Plaine, MN	May 31, 2028	Valid
N3418M	1947	12-2281	Jermyn, PA	Nov 30, 2029	Valid
N3433M	1947	12-2270	Lodi, CA	Jun 30, 2028	Valid
N3435M	1947	12-2273	Midland, MI	Dec 31, 2029	Valid
N3438M	1947	12-2276	Redmond, OR	Aug 31, 2027	Valid
N3439M	1947	12-2279	Ripon, WI	Apr 30, 2029	Valid
N3440M		12-2287	Denmark, ME	May 31, 2030	Valid
N3442M	1947	12-2283	Eagle River, AK	Jan 31, 2028	Valid
N3447M	1947	12-2065	Marstons Mills, MA	-	Pending
N3448M	1947	12-2344	Salome, AZ	Nov 30, 2030	Valid
N344W	1946	12-775	Homer, AK	Sep 30, 2027	Valid
N3451M	1947	12-2342	Ashmore, IL	Jul 31, 2029	Valid
N3453M	1947	12-2340	Anchorage, AK	Oct 31, 2033	Valid
N3455M		12-2324	Wasilla, AK	Oct 31, 2033	Valid
N3461M	1947	12-2316	Ocala, FL	Dec 31, 2029	Valid
N3466M	1947	12-1900	Shipshewana, IN	Dec 31, 2027	Valid
N3469M	1947	12-2347	Clifton, CO	Dec 31, 2029	Valid
N3470M	1947	12-2348	Delta, CO	Dec 31, 2028	Valid
N3473M	1947	12-2335	Fair Oaks, CA	Dec 31, 2027	Valid
N3480M	1947	12-2326	Dillingham, AK	Oct 31, 2029	Valid
N3481M	1947	12-2327	Anchorage, AK	Aug 31, 2027	Valid
N3483M	1947	12-2339	Elbert, CO	Nov 30, 2031	Valid
N3484M	1947	12-2080	Hillsboro, OR	Aug 31, 2030	Valid
N3487M	1955	12-2331	Pinehurst, NC	Sep 30, 2028	Valid
N3492M	1947	12-2336	Buffalo, WY	Nov 30, 2028	Valid
N3493M		12-2337	Eagle River, AK	Dec 31, 2029	Valid
N3496M	1947	12-2081	Auburn, NY	Sep 30, 2029	Valid
N3497M	1947	12-2355	Meadow, SD	Sep 30, 2029	Valid
N3498M	1947	12-2087	Mc Grath, AK	Aug 31, 2028	Valid
N3505M	1947	12-2353	Morgan, UT	Feb 29, 2028	Valid
N3506M	1947	12-2354	Candor, NY	Jul 31, 2031	Valid
N3511M	1947	12-2093	Hermon, ME	Feb 28, 2031	Valid
N3512M		12-2664	Palmer, AK	Nov 30, 2029	Valid
N3517M	1947	12-2384	Boonville, CA	Oct 31, 2027	Valid
N3517P	1946	12-374	Bowling Green, KY	Mar 31, 2029	Valid
N3523M	1947	12-2369	White Lake, MI	Jun 30, 2029	Valid
N3524M	1947	12-2370	Atlanta, MI	Nov 30, 2029	Valid
N3527M	1947	12-2371	Macon, GA	Jan 31, 2030	Valid
N3528M		12-2372	Holton, MI	Sep 30, 2030	Valid
N3531M	1947	12-2375	Weiser, ID	May 31, 2030	Valid
N3532M		12-2376	Tinley Park, IL	Dec 31, 2031	Valid
N3537M	1947	12-2100	Bonham, TX	May 31, 2028	Valid
N3541M	1947	12-2388	Anchorage, AK	Sep 30, 2033	Valid
N3542M	1947	12-2099	Wasilla, AK	Aug 31, 2028	Valid
N3550M	1947	12-2395	Etna, CA	May 31, 2031	Valid
N3555M		12-2403	Canton, TX	Mar 31, 2030	Valid
N3556M		12-2501	Azle, TX	Aug 31, 2030	Valid
N3557M		12-2500	Colorado Springs, CO	Mar 31, 2030	Valid
N3558M		12-2404	Chugiak, AK	Mar 31, 2027	Valid
N3563M		12-2411	Carson City, NV	May 31, 2028	Valid
N3568M	1947	12-2504	Wolf Point, MT	Apr 30, 2032	Valid
N3571M	1947	12-2419	Anchorage, AK	Dec 31, 2027	Valid
N3573M	1947	12-2420	Gooding, ID	Jul 31, 2029	Valid
N3580M		12-2510	Homer, AK	Apr 30, 2028	Valid

Piper PA-12