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N78496

Piper PA-12

N78496 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 Beaufort, South Carolina. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 29, 2026 and expires on July 31, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated January 18, 1957.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-12
Serial number
12-3907
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
AAA314 (octal 52521424)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 29, 2026
Expires
July 31, 2033
Last FAA action
July 29, 2026
Airworthiness
Standard · January 18, 1957
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00334930

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Starnes James
Type
Individual
Address
2 Rush St
Beaufort, SC 29907-1722

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