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
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 · 1,247
| Tail no. | Maker and model | Owner and base | Certificate | Registered | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N3511M | Piper PA-12 |
Black Spruce Aviation LLC Hermon, Maine |
Standard | 2024-02-26 | Valid |
| N3675M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2024-02-19 | Valid |
| N2925M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2024-02-13 | Valid |
| N98901 | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Florida |
Multiple | 2024-02-02 | Valid |
| N4136M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2024-02-01 | Valid |
| N7632H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2024-01-31 | Valid |
| N3598M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2024-01-28 | Valid |
| N2542M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2024-01-22 | Valid |
| N2432M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Connecticut |
Standard | 2024-01-20 | Valid |
| N4208M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Oregon |
None on file | 2024-01-20 | Valid |
| N3361M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2024-01-06 | Valid |
| N4277M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-12-29 | Valid |
| N2531M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-12-04 | Valid |
| N3448M | Piper PA-12 |
Co-owned owner Arizona |
Standard | 2023-11-29 | Valid |
| N7898H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-18 | Valid |
| N4115H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-11-17 | Valid |
| N7504H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-11-15 | Valid |
| N2975M | Piper PA-12 |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-11 | Valid |
| N3904M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | Valid |
| N92772 | Piper PA-12 |
Skyward Aviation Enterprises LLC Raleigh, North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-11-08 | Valid |
| N2888M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | Valid |
| N3826M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Missouri |
Standard | 2023-11-07 | Valid |
| N2913M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-11-01 | Valid |
| N3048M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Florida |
Standard | 2023-10-29 | Valid |
| N2829M | Piper PA-12 |
Alaska Media LLC Anchorage, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-10-26 | Valid |
| N3083M | Piper PA-12 |
Weakley Companies LLC Poland, New York |
Multiple | 2023-10-25 | Valid |
| N2467M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-10-22 | Valid |
| N2493M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-20 | Valid |
| N257AW | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Maryland |
None on file | 2023-10-11 | Valid |
| N2713M | Piper PA-12 |
Beacon West LLC Billings, Montana |
Standard | 2023-10-02 | Valid |
| N3905M | Piper PA-12S |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | Valid |
| N7895H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-26 | Valid |
| N3622M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-25 | Valid |
| N2388M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-23 | Valid |
| N98959 | Piper PA-12 |
Delaware CORP Topping, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-09-21 | Valid |
| N3XX | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner New York |
Standard | 2023-09-17 | Valid |
| N3177M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | Valid |
| N3319M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | Valid |
| N3528M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Standard | 2023-09-13 | Valid |
| N112PA | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-09-07 | Valid |
| N7846H | Piper PA-12 |
Debilt Spraying INC Berthold, North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-08-29 | Valid |
| N3397M | Piper PA-12 |
Co-owned owner Iowa |
Standard | 2023-08-23 | Valid |
| N3671N | Piper PA-12 |
Tin Cup Aviation LLC Lakeland, Florida |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | Valid |
| N4315M | Piper PA-12 |
Co-owned owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | Valid |
| N4437M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-08-21 | Valid |
| N3484M | Piper PA-12 |
Niner One Aviation LLC Hillsboro, Oregon |
Standard | 2023-08-19 | Valid |
| N3123M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-16 | Valid |
| N3269M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Multiple | 2023-08-14 | Valid |
| N3299M | Piper PA-12 |
Co-owned owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-08-14 | Valid |
| N3556M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-10 | Valid |
| N3200M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | Valid |
| N78702 | Piper PA-12 |
Celestial Kinetics Flight Academy LLC Waupaca, Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-08-09 | Valid |
| N78575 | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-07 | Valid |
| N3151M | Piper PA-12 |
Wrong Brothers Aviation LLC Webster, Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-08-06 | Valid |
| N4300M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-05 | Valid |
| N4378M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-08-05 | Valid |
| N7567H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-08-04 | Valid |
| N3696N | Piper PA-12 |
Central Virginia Flyers LLC Palmyra, Virginia |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | Valid |
| N78CW | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-08-02 | Valid |
| N4131M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-24 | Valid |
| N4012M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-07-20 | Valid |
| N461PM | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-07-19 | Valid |
| N7525H | Piper PA-12 |
N7525H LLC Lincoln, Vermont |
Standard | 2023-07-11 | Valid |
| N3978M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Minnesota |
Standard | 2023-07-10 | Valid |
| N3134M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-07-04 | Valid |
| N3600M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Michigan |
Restricted | 2023-07-01 | Valid |
| N4282M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Virginia |
Standard | 2023-06-28 | Valid |
| N4057M | Piper PA-12 |
Usac Airways 693 LLC DBA Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
Standard | 2023-06-23 | Valid |
| N2594M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-22 | Valid |
| N78460 | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Vermont |
Standard | 2023-06-21 | Valid |
| N3051M | Piper PA-12 |
Flying S INC Palestine, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-06-13 | Valid |
| N92571 | Piper PA-12 |
AG Air Squadron Three LLC Saint Joseph, Illinois |
Standard | 2023-06-09 | Valid |
| N4212M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-06-08 | Valid |
| N622PP | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner North Carolina |
Standard | 2023-06-07 | Valid |
| N2429M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-06-06 | Valid |
| N2830M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Texas |
None on file | 2023-06-05 | Valid |
| N4365M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Standard | 2023-05-31 | Valid |
| N7630H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner North Dakota |
Standard | 2023-05-27 | Valid |
| N3100M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Montana |
Standard | 2023-05-26 | Valid |
| N3642M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Arkansas |
Standard | 2023-05-25 | Valid |
| N7593H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner South Carolina |
Standard | 2023-05-23 | Valid |
| N7795H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Pennsylvania |
Standard | 2023-05-23 | Valid |
| N7847H | Piper PA-12 |
Eastern Iowa Gliders INC Muscatine, Iowa |
Standard | 2023-05-23 | Valid |
| N3335M | Piper PA-12 |
Riggin Flight Service INC Madison, South Dakota |
Standard | 2023-05-22 | Valid |
| N4416X | Piper PA-12 |
Byker Aviation INC Hawarden, Iowa |
None on file | 2023-05-20 | Valid |
| N98935 | Piper PA-12 |
Co-owned owner Texas |
Standard | 2023-05-18 | Valid |
| N7885H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Maryland |
Standard | 2023-05-17 | Valid |
| N4236M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-05-16 | Valid |
| N170WT | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Alaska |
Restricted | 2023-05-13 | Valid |
| N78588 | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Wyoming |
Multiple | 2023-05-10 | Valid |
| N3042M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Idaho |
None on file | 2023-05-09 | Valid |
| N3531M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-05-08 | Valid |
| N2827M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Illinois |
Standard | 2023-05-04 | Valid |
| N3440M | Piper PA-12 |
Naples Seaplane Adventures LLC Denmark, Maine |
Standard | 2023-05-04 | Valid |
| N92549 | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Idaho |
Standard | 2023-05-01 | Valid |
| N4425M | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Washington |
Standard | 2023-04-23 | Valid |
| N3960M | Piper PA-12 |
Co-owned owner Oregon |
Standard | 2023-04-19 | Valid |
| N501PW | Piper PA-12 |
Flywerx LLC Anchor Point, Alaska |
Standard | 2023-04-19 | Valid |
| N2691M | Piper PA-12 |
Co-owned owner New Jersey |
Standard | 2023-04-16 | Valid |
| N7729H | Piper PA-12 |
Individual owner Wisconsin |
Standard | 2023-04-10 | Valid |