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N2553M

Piper PA-12

N2553M is a Piper PA-12, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1946. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Upham, North Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 28, 1987 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal; utility, dated September 8, 2015.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-12
Serial number
12-1012
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming O-360-A1A · 180 hp
Seats
3
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
82 mph
Transponder code
A26CDE (octal 50466336)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 28, 1987
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 24, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal; Utility · September 8, 2015
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00073052

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Rubbert Jan D
Type
Individual
Address
587 86Th St NW
Upham, ND 58789-9609

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.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data