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N3138M

Piper PA-12

Valid Minnesota

N3138M 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 Maple Lake, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 30, 2011 and expires on August 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated April 28, 1958.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-12
Serial number
12-1821
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
A35572 (octal 50652562)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 30, 2011
Expires
August 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 10, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · April 28, 1958
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00001543

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Spoden Thomas R
Type
Individual
Address
12324 Greer Ave NW
Maple Lake, MN 55358-2207

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