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N3957M

Piper PA-12

Valid Alaska

N3957M 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 Wasilla, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 29, 2012 and expires on June 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated August 21, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-12
Serial number
12-2856
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
A498B5 (octal 51114265)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 29, 2012
Expires
June 30, 2028
Last FAA action
June 13, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · August 21, 1956
FAA region
Alaskan
FAA record id
00970734

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Carnahan Thomas L
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 872593
Wasilla, AK 99687-2593

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