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N568M

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1946 PIPER PA-12

Fixed wing single engineSterling, AKRegistered Sep 21, 2024

N568M is a 1946 Piper PA-12 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 12-952, registered in Sterling, AK. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Sep 30, 2031; the renewal window opens on Mar 30, 2031. It is powered by a Lycoming 0-235 SERIES rated at 115 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class, issued Jul 25, 1957. It is one of 1,242 PA-12 aircraft in the FAA registry, 356 of them registered in Alaska. About 58% of them were built after it.

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Registration expiresSep 30, 2031

Registration

FAA status
Valid registration
Expires
Sep 30, 2031
Registrant type
LLC
Registered owner
COW BELL LLC
Location
Sterling, AK
Local FAA office (FSDO)
Anchorage FSDO (ANC FSDO) · (907) 280-6800 or (800) 294-5116
Certificate issued
Sep 21, 2024
Last FAA action
Jun 13, 2025
Mode S code (hex)
A745B5
Mode S code (octal)
51642665
Official record
registry.faa.gov

Aircraft

Manufacturer
PIPER
Model
PA-12
Type certificate (TCDS)
A-780 (FS 2003 Corp.)
Year manufactured
1946
Serial number
12-952
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Engine type
Reciprocating
Engine
LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES (115 hp)
Engines / seats
1 / 3
Weight class
Up to 12,499 lb
Airworthiness
Standard since Jul 25, 1957

Public airports near Sterling

AirportIDDistanceTowerFuel
Scout Lake - Muskrat Cove
Sterling, AK
AN01 miNon-towered-
Mackeys Lakes
Soldotna, AK
L856 miNon-towered-
Soldotna
Soldotna, AK
PASX9 miNon-towered100LL, A

Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.

Earlier registrations of this number

CanceledAircraftSerialYearExported toSame airframe today
Feb 13, 1948WACO BSOB-3043

Other PA-12 in Alaska