Single-engine piston

N2973M

1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
12-1460
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Page Mack F + 1 co-owner (Corporation)
Based
Parker, CO
Registration record

N2973M on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Serial
12-1460
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Page Mack F + 1 co-owner
Parker, CO
Certificate issued
1990-06-04
Airworthiness date
1956-01-13
Registration expires
2027-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A31248
Mode S (octal)
50611110
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

  • 2027-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1990-06-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N2973M.
  • 1956-01-13
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N2973M

N2973M is a 1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, serial number 12-1460. The FAA register lists Page Mack F + 1 co-owner as the registrant in Parker, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 4, 1990 and expires on August 31, 2027.

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 January 13, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N2973M.

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 N2973M.

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.