Piper PA-12
N3029M is a Piper PA-12, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Mc Grath, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 26, 2022 and expires on February 28, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated February 24, 2003.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-12 · all PA-12s and related versions
- Serial number
- 12-1720
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-320 SERIES · 180 hp
- Seats
- 3
- Year built
- Not given
- Cruising speed
- 82 mph
- Transponder code
- A32A5F (octal 50625137)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- February 26, 2022
- Expires
- February 28, 2029
- Last FAA action
- July 18, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · Normal · February 24, 2003
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00431113
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Baumgartner Rhone J
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- PO Box 294
Mc Grath, AK 99627-0294
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Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
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The public federal record on N3029M, read the way a buyer, lender or insurer reads it: FAA registration, prior tail numbers keyed on the serial number, reuse of the tail number, recent registry filings, and the NTSB accident record under this and every earlier registration.
Valid registration to Baumgartner Rhone J, an individual, certificate issued February 26, 2022, expires February 28, 2029. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
Standard certificate for normal; the FAA file gives no certificate date and no manufacture year. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 12-1720 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N3029M according to the deregistered file. [2]
No bills of sale, loans or releases have reached the registry in recent weeks. The index covers only recent filings; older liens are in the records file. [3]
1 NTSB record under N3029M: Accident on April 16, 2004 at Copper Center, AK: minor injuries, substantial damage. Details below. [4]
These live in the FAA aircraft records file (every document ever filed against the aircraft) and, for larger aircraft, the International Registry. Part of the full report.
AD compliance against the logbooks and flight-activity reconciliation are researched layers of the full report.
NTSB records 1
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · operated under 091
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff, and his failure to utilize carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power during takeoff initial climb, and a subsequent encounter with snow-covered terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were standing water puddles that washed over the airplane during takeoff, and carburetor icing conditions.
Full record in plain English · Docket and reports at the NTSB
- FAA Releasable Aircraft Database, master file, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA deregistered aircraft file (part of the same download), file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- FAA document index: registry documents received in recent weeks, file of October 2, 2026. registry.faa.gov/
- NTSB aviation accident database (CAROL), records through September 30, 2026. data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search
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Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data