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N3853M

Piper PA-12

N3853M 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 Platte, South Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 31, 1987 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated November 12, 1953.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-12
Serial number
12-2766
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
A470AA (octal 51070252)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 31, 1987
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · November 12, 1953
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00110404

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Sly Duane A DBA
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 754
Platte, SD 57369-0754
Co-owners
Sly S Aircraft Service

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