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N3997M

Piper PA-12

Valid Texas

N3997M 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 Pittsburg, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 2, 2025 and expires on May 31, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 12, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-12
Serial number
12-2876
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
A4A791 (octal 51123621)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 2, 2025
Expires
May 31, 2032
Last FAA action
May 2, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · June 12, 1956
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00660794

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Howard Charles M
Type
Individual
Address
862 County Road 2920
Pittsburg, TX 75686-4641

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