N4229M is a 1947 Piper PA-12 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 12-3126, registered in Eagle River, AK. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until May 31, 2031; the renewal window opens on Nov 30, 2030. It is powered by a Lycoming 0-290 SERIES rated at 140 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class, issued Jun 1, 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 Oct 16, 2010.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- May 31, 2031
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Eagle River, AK
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Anchorage FSDO (ANC FSDO) · (907) 280-6800 or (800) 294-5116
- Certificate issued
- May 14, 2024
- Last FAA action
- May 14, 2024
- Mode S code (hex)
- A506AC
- Mode S code (octal)
- 51203254
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2010 | Merrill Field Airport, AK | Piper PA-12 this airframe | Substantial | None | ANC11CA003 |
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.