Single-engine piston

N1947Y

1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
12-3253
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bitterroot Ventures LLC (LLC)
Based
Show Low, AZ
Registration record

N1947Y on the FAA register

Type
1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Serial
12-3253
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Bitterroot Ventures LLC
Show Low, AZ
Certificate issued
2018-02-15
Airworthiness date
1995-01-06
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A17A6B
Mode S (octal)
50275153
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

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N1947Y to the current registrant.
  • 1995-01-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1977-12-28
    N1947Y previously assigned to a Mooney M20E Super 21 / M20E Chaparral (s/n 254); cancelled.
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N1947Y

N1947Y is a 1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, serial number 12-3253. The FAA register lists Bitterroot Ventures LLC as the registrant in Show Low, Arizona. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 15, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 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 (normal, utility), dated January 6, 1995.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N1947Y. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

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

1977-03-03 Accident · St Charles,Il, 13 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1891
Reported aircraft: Mooney M20E — a different aircraft that carried the N1947Y registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: SD AND RAIL AND REIL TND OFF DRG SCND APP

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.