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N3257M

Piper PA-12

Valid Alaska

N3257M 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 Kodiak, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 3, 2011 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated November 19, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-12
Serial number
12-2163
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-290 SERIES · 140 hp
Seats
3
Year built
1947
Cruising speed
82 mph
Transponder code
A3843C (octal 50702074)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 3, 2011
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 24, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · November 19, 1955
FAA region
Alaskan
FAA record id
00911913

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lechner Burdette J
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 1616
Kodiak, AK 99615-1616

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