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N98985

Piper PA-12

Valid Texas

N98985 is a Piper PA-12, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1946. It has 3 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Keller, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 17, 2019 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 23, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
PA-12
Serial number
12-342
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-235 SERIES · 115 hp
Seats
3
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
82 mph
Transponder code
ADD021 (octal 53350041)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 17, 2019
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 23, 1956
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00883570

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Sanker Frank Trustee
Type
Co-owned
Address
13216 Hillcrest Blvd
Keller, TX 76244
Co-owners
Sanker Carol Trustee

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