N4088M is a 1947 Piper PA-12 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 12-3003S, registered in Palmer, AK. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Aug 31, 2029; the renewal window opens on Feb 28, 2029. It is powered by a Lycoming 0-320 SERIES rated at 180 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class, issued Mar 13, 1956. It is one of 1,242 PA-12 aircraft in the FAA registry, 356 of them registered in Alaska. About 1% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Sep 6, 2017.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Aug 31, 2029
- Registrant type
- LLC
- Registered owner
- RAM AVIATION LLC
- Location
- Palmer, AK
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Anchorage FSDO (ANC FSDO) · (907) 280-6800 or (800) 294-5116
- Certificate issued
- Aug 30, 2019
- Last FAA action
- Aug 25, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- A4CDD5
- Mode S code (octal)
- 51146725
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
Public airports near Palmer
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Palmer, AK | PAAQ | <1 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A1 |
| Gooding Lake Palmer, AK | 2D3 | 5 mi | Non-towered | - |
| Finger Lake Palmer, AK | 99Z | 5 mi | Non-towered | - |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2017 | Kotzebue, AK | Piper PA 12 this airframe | Substantial | None | GAA17CA527 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.