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N78565

Piper PA-12

Valid Alaska

N78565 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 Talkeetna, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 30, 2022 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated April 24, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-12
Serial number
12-3940
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
AAA661 (octal 52523141)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 30, 2022
Expires
March 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · April 24, 1956
FAA region
Alaskan
FAA record id
00304970

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Sousa Gerald L
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 922
Talkeetna, AK 99676-0922

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