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Single-Engine Piston

1946 Piper Super Cruiser PA-12

🕒 Listed 5 weeks ago
$195,000
fyiEstimate $188,500–$193,500 ⓘ How this estimate is built

Starts from the median asking price of 19 comparable Piper Single-Engine Piston listings ($170,000), then adjusts for:

  • Year -6 vs comparable listings -9.0%
  • Modern GPS navigator (11% of comps) +4.2%
  • Garmin G600 (11% of comps) +10.7%
  • ADS-B (21% of comps) +2.1%
  • Market supply: 2 for sale of 1239 FAA-registered +4.9%

Shown as a range. An estimate from asking-price comparables and FAA supply data — not an appraisal.

1946
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N3688M ✈ Flight Tracking
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12-2634
Lycoming 0320 402 150HP Propellers Make Model McCauley 8142 New McCauley 8142 Propellor Maintenance Condition Annual Due
1
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Hammons Clayton W Co-owned
Per the FAA aircraft registry (public record)
📍 Salome, AZ

Overview

Make / ModelPiper PA-12 Super cruiser
TypeSingle-Engine Piston
Airframe time—
Avionics / TransponderGarmin GTX327
InspectionAnnual
Garmin GPS ADS-B

Description

Annual Due: June 2027. Useful Load: 704 Lbs

Modifications

Back Loading aircraft photo 20 Photos $195,000 1946 Piper Super Cruiser PA-12 Complete Rebuild S/N: 12-2634 R/N: N3688M 5,649 Total Hours Arizona, United States Compare Email to Friend Date Listed: Sep 10, 2026 Airframe & Power Systems Information Total Hours 5,649 Total Hours Engines Loc. Make Model TSN C Lycoming 0320 402 150HP Propellers Make Model McCauley 8142 New McCauley 8142 Propellor Maintenance Condition Annual Due: June 2027 Useful Load: 704 Lbs. Airframe Total Hours 5,649 Total Hours Complete Rebuild in 2026 New Dakota Cub Fuselage with Custom Modifications Fittings for PA-18 Main Landing Gear PA-18 Front Seat Left Hand Seaplane Door (So two doors) Overhead X Bracing Skylight Welded Rear Seaplane Fittings PA-18 Elevator System PA-18 Flap Control System Removable Baggage Area Crossbar Rear Baggage Door Welded Shoulder Harness Brackets Lower Rear Metal Rear Access Panel Gross Weight Increase to 1935 Lbs PA-18 Landing Gear New Atlee Dodge Boarding Step R/H Side New Landing Gear Cabane Six Bolt Cleveland Wheels Double Puck Brakes 29" Bushwheels Atlee Landing Gear Safety Cables Brake Boosters New Firewall New Nose Bowl New Engine Cowlings (Sides, upper, lower anbd rails) New Boot Cowlings New Instrument Panel PA-18 Adjustable Seat with Approved Under Seat Battery Rack and PMA Hawker Sealed Battery Hooker Harnesses Front and Rear All Wiring, Circuit Breakers and Switches Replaced New Engine Control cables New EI Tach, Volt/Amp Meter/Oil Temp/Oil Pressure/Fuel Flow and Totalizer Gauges New Leather Interior New Metal Interior Panels All Glass Replaced New Stainless Steel Flight Control cables PA-18 Horizontal Stab' and Elevators New 4130 Rudder with Whelen Beacon (Rudder AD does not apply) Scot 3200 Tailwheel with Baby Bush Fork, Wheel, and tire All Parts Installed with New Hardware Wings Overhauled with New Spars and NOS Ribs Flaps Extended, Ailerons Moved Outboard and Wingtips Squared with End Plates (Field approved) Atlee Dodge Long Range Tanks 61 Gallons Atlee Dodge spar Reinforcing Brackets Whelen Wingtip Strobes L/H Landing Light, Taxi Light with Approval for R/H Landing Light (Not installed) New Lifetime Wing Struts and Jury Struts (Univair) All Hew Hardware in Wings Overhauled Mags at Time of Engine Install in 2026 Overhauled Carburettor at time of Engine Install in 2026 New Champion Spark Plugs Stoddard Engine Mount (moves engine back 4") Univair New Dan's Gascolator Overhauled Oil Cooler PA-18 Exhaust with New Muffler and Shrouds New Engine Baffling (both metal and rubber) All New Hoses and Hardware Skytec Lightweight Starter Skytec Lightweight Alternator Avionics Lightweight Panel Garmin 205 COM with Intercom Garmin GTX 327 Transponder Garmin GDL 82 ADSB Garmin 600 Color Moving Pap GPS in Panel Interior All new leather and matching trim throughout. Rated 10. Exterior All new overall White with Gray accent and Black pinstripe. Rated 10. History Completely restored in 2026. New fuselage, New covering. New wings,. New tail. Pretty much a new plane. Everything documented and logged. Three seats and the wider cabin that the supercub. For all intents and purposes this is is a new PA-12 Supercub hybrid. Contact Information Tel: (530) 642-2806 Tel: (800) 759-9466 Fax: (530) 642-9375 3501 Airport Road, Hanger# 2 Placerville, California 95667 All Specifications Subject to Verification Upon Inspection Availability Subject to Prior Lease, Sale, or Withdrawal From Market Without Notice An Important Note About Buying An Aircraft Aircraft Shopper Online takes internet fraud very seriously. Before completing any transaction, please review our fraud prevention guidelines to protect yourself. Read our Fraud Alert → Report This Ad Listed By Skywagons.com, LLC Location Placerville, CA, US Website Visit website Contact the seller for availability and additional aircraft information. Contact Seller More listings from Skywagons.com, LLC Finance Calculator $1,446 Est. monthly payment Down payment 20% · $39,000 Loan term 15 years Interest rate 7.50% Loan amount $156,000 Total interest $104,305 View Detailed Calculator Get Pre-Approved For illustrative purposes only. Actual rates and terms may vary.

Recommended avionics upgrades

Garmin GTN 650Xi

Moving to a Garmin GTN navigator adds touchscreen operation, LPV approaches and clean integration with modern autopilots and ADS-B.

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Garmin GFC 500 autopilot

No autopilot is listed — a GFC 500 (or S-TEC 3100 / Trio Pro Pilot where the GFC isn't STC'd) adds a modern digital autopilot with envelope protection, subject to model approval.

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Suggestions are based on the panel described in this listing; verify STC approval for this make/model before any installation.

Service Difficulty Reports (SDRs)

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Airworthiness Directives (ADs)

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Operating costs & specifications — Piper PA 12 Super Cruiser

Typical model-level figures for the Piper PA 12 Super Cruiser (not this specific airframe).

$21,304annual budget · 176 hrs/yr
$70variable cost / hour
$0.76cost per nm
5.7gph fuel burn
$110,276avg pre-owned asking fyiEstimate  $188,500–$193,500

Performance & dimensions

Range360 nm
Cruise speed91 kts · 105 mph
Takeoff / landing410.0 / 360.0

About this plane

Single engine piston aircraft with fixed landing gear. The PA-12 Super Cruiser seats up to 2 passengers plus 1 pilot.

Range from base

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Last flight

Actual flight path from FlightAware for N3688M. More flight tracking ›