Models · Piper · Piston singles · data as of October 2, 2026

Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

1,247 on the U.S. register across 2 versions the FAA records separately. Built from 1946 to 1962; half of them date from 1947 or earlier. Alaska has the most (357). 16% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals, who are never named here.

About the PA-12 from the FAA's model table

Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston singles
Power: Piston (reciprocating), 1 engine
Common engines: Lycoming 0-235 Series (879), Lycoming 0-320 Series (142), Lycoming 0-290 Series (120)
Seats: 3
Cruise speed: about 82 mph
Maker on the register: Piper
Registered: earliest certificate November 14, 1955; newest September 29, 2026

Where they are owner's state

Alaska357Minnesota69Texas60Idaho46Washington39Oregon39Florida39California39Wisconsin34Michigan32Montana31New York30

Who owns them registrant type

Individual856 (69%)Co-owned182 (15%)LLC116 (9%)Corporation66 (5%)Partnership22 (2%)Not stated4 (0.3%)Government1 (0.1%)

Versions as the FAA records them · click one to list only those aircraft

Version	Registered	Built	Share
PA-12	1,242	1945 to 1962	99.6%
PA-12S	5	1946 to 1947	0.4%

When they were built by decade · 244 with no year on file

Registrations by year certificates issued since 2010, including changes of owner · 2026 is the year so far

Registration status

Valid1,224 (98%)Pending11 (0.9%)Sale reported7 (0.6%)Assigned, not yet registered3 (0.2%)Pending cancellation1 (0.1%)Canceled1 (0.1%)

Airworthiness certificate class

Standard1,136 (91%)Multiple43 (3%)None on file30 (2%)Restricted29 (2%)Experimental8 (0.6%)Provisional1 (0.1%)

Biggest operators companies, schools and clubs

Bush Pilot INC4Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC3Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC3Tin Cup Aviation LLC2Super Cruiser LLC2Mills Air Service INC2Infinity Aviation LLC2High Exposure INC2Devil Dusters INC2Beach Banners INC2Barnstormers Aerial Advertising LLC2Wrong Brothers Aviation LLC1

Fleet pages: Bush Pilot INC · Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC · Cape May Aerial Advertising LLC · Mills Air Service INC · Infinity Aviation LLC · High Exposure INC · Devil Dusters INC · Wrong Brothers Aviation LLC

Accident history NTSB records · 350 cases since 1982, 44 fatal

2026-09-20WPR26LA350 · PA-12 N4139M · accident near Salem, OR · no injuries

2026-08-21WPR26LA316 · PA-12 N7524H · accident near Bemidji, MN · minor injuries

2026-06-23WPR26LA234 · PA-12 N3013M · accident near Dixie, ID · no injuries

2026-06-21ANC26LA059 · PA-12 N2586M · accident near North Pole, AK · no injuries

2026-03-28WPR26LA142 · PA-12 N3484M · accident near Spanaway, WA · no injuries

2026-03-19WPR26LA133 · PA-12 N7632H · accident near West Linn, OR · no injuries

2026-03-07CEN26LA137 · PA-12 N2511M · accident near Lockhart, TX · minor injuries

2025-09-16ANC25LA109 · PA-12 N3816M · accident near Kotlik, AK · minor injuries

The 8 most recent of 350 cases where the NTSB's make and model match this family's versions. Rates per registered aircraft, phases of flight and causes are coming with the analytics stage. Each aircraft's own page also shows its record.

Questions people ask answers refresh every morning

How many Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser aircraft are registered in the U.S.?

1,247 as of October 2, 2026, counting 2 versions the FAA records separately.

Which state has the most Piper PA-12s?

Alaska, with 357.

Who owns the Piper PA-12?

16% are registered to companies, flight schools, clubs and other organisations; the rest to individuals and co-owners, who are never named on this site.

Aircraft newest certificates first · 1,242 PA-12 (all versions)

Tail no.	Maker and model	Owner and base	Certificate	Registered	Status
N2639M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1997-03-03	Valid
N4451M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1997-02-21	Valid
N4011M	Piper PA-12	Bush Pilot INC Soldotna, Alaska	Restricted	1996-12-18	Valid
N3874M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1996-08-29	Valid
N3289M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner North Carolina	Standard	1996-01-30	Valid
N143JJ	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1995-11-07	Valid
N86UF	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Oregon	Standard	1995-10-11	Valid
N4105M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1995-10-03	Valid
N7551H	Piper PA-12	Delta Management Corporation Las Vegas, Nevada	Standard	1995-08-11	Valid
N7574H	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	1995-06-21	Valid
N92700	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	None on file	1995-05-10	Valid
N3527M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Georgia	Standard	1995-04-10	Valid
N4211M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1995-03-22	Valid
N7924H	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1995-03-21	Valid
N2393M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1995-03-09	Valid
N4188M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1994-12-01	Valid
N3407M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1994-11-30	Valid
N3517P	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1994-11-18	Valid
N3900M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1994-10-27	Valid
N94SD	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner Minnesota	Standard	1994-09-08	Valid
N557CG	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1994-08-18	Valid
N2820M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1994-07-27	Valid
N3586M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1994-06-21	Valid
N19MY	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner Wyoming	Standard	1994-01-07	Valid
N2477M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1993-12-07	Valid
N7671H	Piper PA-12	Air Dakota Flite INC Hettinger, North Dakota	Standard	1993-08-16	Valid
N2GV	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Texas	Multiple	1993-07-07	Valid
N3611M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner California	Standard	1993-01-13	Valid
N4294M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Maryland	Standard	1992-10-30	Valid
N2689M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1992-10-29	Valid
N7595H	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1992-10-26	Valid
N4375M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alabama	Standard	1992-10-19	Valid
N3896M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1992-08-18	Valid
N3071M	Piper PA-12	Traverse Air INC Traverse City, Michigan	Standard	1992-06-22	Valid
N3944M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1992-04-13	Valid
N4373Y	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1992-04-06	Valid
N2738M	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner Missouri	Standard	1992-01-15	Valid
N3210E	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1992-01-03	Valid
N2641M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1991-12-12	Valid
N7599H	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1991-10-28	Valid
N2507M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1991-07-17	Valid
N2963M	Piper PA-12	Southmost Aviation INC Brownsville, Texas	Standard	1990-11-01	Valid
N3086M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1990-10-23	Valid
N2665M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1990-10-15	Valid
N7923H	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1990-10-11	Valid
N5KK	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1990-08-16	Valid
N3658M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Kentucky	Standard	1990-08-01	Valid
N3988M	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1990-06-25	Valid
N2973M	Piper PA-12	Page Mack F Parker, Colorado	Standard	1990-06-04	Valid
N3418M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Pennsylvania	Standard	1990-01-30	Valid
N3492M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Wyoming	Standard	1989-11-06	Valid
N3613M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-09-05	Valid
N3669M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-04-19	Valid
N9130R	Piper PA-12	Individual owner California	Standard	1989-03-17	Valid
N786JE	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1989-03-16	Valid
N3287M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Iowa	Standard	1989-02-14	Valid
N3309M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Ohio	Standard	1989-02-09	Valid
N2475M	Piper PA-12	N B Tweet And Sons Nome, Alaska	Standard	1988-09-06	Valid
N7859H	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner South Dakota	Standard	1988-08-02	Valid
N3913M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Minnesota	Standard	1988-05-16	Valid
N4342M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner California	Standard	1988-02-23	Valid
N7581H	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Kansas	Standard	1987-12-10	Valid
N4223M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Texas	Standard	1987-08-05	Valid
N3853M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner South Dakota	Standard	1987-07-31	Valid
N2553M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner North Dakota	Standard	1987-07-28	Valid
N4037M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1987-06-19	Valid
N7515H	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1987-04-27	Valid
N4018M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Maine	Standard	1987-03-13	Valid
N13YF	Piper PA-12	Individual owner New Hampshire	Standard	1986-10-24	Valid
N4251M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner New York	Standard	1986-07-29	Valid
N256D	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Idaho	Standard	1986-07-14	Valid
N92774	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1986-02-12	Valid
N7853H	Piper PA-12	Alaska Department Of Fish And Game Nome, Alaska	Standard	1985-07-10	Valid
N2308M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Wisconsin	Standard	1985-05-29	Valid
N4107M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Missouri	Standard	1985-05-28	Valid
N4461M	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1985-03-19	Valid
N3259M	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner Montana	Standard	1983-07-12	Valid
N78449	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1983-06-09	Valid
N3863M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Massachusetts	Standard	1983-06-01	Valid
N7634H	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Tennessee	Standard	1983-05-04	Valid
N2987M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1983-01-18	Valid
N4262M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1981-10-26	Valid
N3752M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1981-06-25	Valid
N4038H	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1981-06-04	Valid
N4483M	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner Alaska	Standard	1981-01-23	Valid
N98906	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1980-11-17	Valid
N7643H	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1980-06-19	Valid
N3129M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1980-02-28	Valid
N3902M	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner Texas	Standard	1979-11-26	Valid
N2849M	Piper PA-12	49 Mike Partnership Erie, Colorado	Standard	1979-11-15	Valid
N2545M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Washington	Standard	1978-10-25	Valid
N4423M	Piper PA-12	Barts Flying Service INC Storm Lake, Iowa	Standard	1978-09-15	Valid
N78570	Piper PA-12	Individual owner New York	Standard	1978-08-23	Valid
N2773M	Piper PA-12	Co-owned owner California	Standard	1977-06-06	Valid
N311E	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Michigan	Standard	1976-07-26	Valid
N2464M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1976-06-04	Valid
N3716M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner California	Standard	1975-11-01	Valid
N4249M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1975-06-24	Valid
N3199M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner Alaska	Standard	1975-06-09	Valid
N3312M	Piper PA-12	Individual owner South Carolina	Standard	1975-04-19	Valid