Single-engine piston

N17NV

1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
12-863
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Boulder City, NV
Registration record

N17NV on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Serial
12-863
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Boulder City, NV
Certificate issued
2013-06-04
Airworthiness date
1955-12-09
Registration expires
2029-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A11814
Mode S (octal)
50214024
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
360 nm
Cruise (type)
91 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N17NV.
  • 1955-12-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N17NV

N17NV is a 1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, serial number 12-863. It is registered to an individual in Boulder City, Nevada. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 2013 and expires on June 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 3 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 91 knots and a range of about 360 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated December 9, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N17NV.

Cruise
91 kt
Range
360 nm
Power / thrust (each)
100
Takeoff over 50 ft
720 ft
Landing over 50 ft
470 ft
Fuel burn
6 gph

Published figures for the Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N17NV.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.