Piper PA-12
N3233M 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 Glennallen, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 8, 2020 and expires on December 31, 2027. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for other, dated December 11, 2008.
Aircraft
- Maker
- Piper
- Model
- PA-12 · all PA-12s and related versions
- Serial number
- 12-2027
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine
- Power
- Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-320-A2B · 150 hp
- Seats
- 3
- Year built
- 1947
- Cruising speed
- 82 mph
- Transponder code
- A37C42 (octal 50676102)
Registration
- Status
- Valid registration
- Certificate issued
- December 8, 2020
- Expires
- December 31, 2027
- Last FAA action
- April 7, 2023
- Airworthiness
- Restricted · Other · December 11, 2008
- FAA region
- Alaskan
- FAA record id
- 00171853
Owner as the FAA publishes it
- Name
- Boniek Martin J
- Type
- Individual
- Address
- Mile 118 Richarson Hwy
Glennallen, AK 99588
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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 N3233M, 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 Boniek Martin J, an individual, certificate issued December 8, 2020, expires December 31, 2027. No fractional interest recorded. [1]
The airworthiness certificate on file is dated December 11, 2008, 61 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 12-2027 for this model in the deregistered file. [2]
No other airframe has carried N3233M 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]
4 NTSB records under N3233M: Accident on August 26, 2017 at Gulkana, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on January 14, 2010 at Gulkana, AK: no injuries, substantial damage. Accident on February 1, 2007 at Glennallen, 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 4
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA 12 · operated under 091
The pilot’s inadequate in-flight fuel planning, which resulted in a loss of engine power due to fuel exhaustion.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for GAA17CA511 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · operated under 135
The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing, which resulted in structural damage to the airplane during landing.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC10LA012 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain adequate airspeed to preclude a stall while maneuvering, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent collision with terrain. Factors contributing to the accident were variable wind conditions, and an inadvertent stall.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC07LA018 for the docket and final report. Open CAROL
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper PA-12 · operated under 091
The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during the landing roll, which precipitated a nose over.
Search the NTSB's CAROL system for ANC02LA113 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