Piper PA-12
N3148M is a Piper PA-12, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1947. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Wasilla, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 8, 2014 and expires on July 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated August 3, 1955.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-12 · all PA-12s and related versions
- Serial number
- 12-1835
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-235 SERIES · 115 hp
- Seats
- 3
- Year built
- 1947
- Cruising speed
- 82 mph
- Transponder code
- A35929 (octal 50654451)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- July 8, 2014
- Expires
- July 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- March 4, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Standard · August 3, 1955
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00781563
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Thoft Matthew M
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- PO Box 873364
Wasilla, AK 99687-3364
Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.
Documents on file 0
No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.
Records check free · 2 to understand · 3 clear
The public federal record on N3148M, 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 Thoft Matthew M, an individual, certificate issued July 8, 2014, expires July 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated August 3, 1955, 8 years after the 1947 manufacture year. A re-issued certificate commonly follows export and re-import, a rebuild, or a return to the register after cancellation. The cause is documented in the FAA aircraft records file, which the full report obtains. [1]
No earlier tail number is recorded against serial 12-1835 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N3148M 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]
3 NTSB records under N3148M: Accident on September 24, 2014 at Holy Cross, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on June 4, 1989 at Anaktuvuk Pass, AK: minor injuries, substantial damage. Accident on September 12, 1988 at Fairbanks, AK: no 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 3
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 12 · operated under 135
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for takeoff/landing and failure to maintain control of the aircraft.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC14CA088 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · operated under 091
THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR DOWNDRAFTS ENCOUNTERED AFTER DEPARTING A GRAVEL BAR THAT WAS SURROUNDED BY MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC89LA086 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · operated under 091
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC88LA133 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
- 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 August 27, 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