Single-engine piston

N3012A

1978 Piper Archer II

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28-7990112
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Bottoms Engineering & Service Inc (Corporation)
Based
Frankfort, KY
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Registration record

N3012A on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Archer II (FAA: Piper PA-28-181)
Serial
28-7990112
Engines
Lycoming O&VO-360 series
Registered owner
Bottoms Engineering & Service Inc
Frankfort, KY
Certificate issued
1980-05-23
Airworthiness date
1978-10-02
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A325A8
Mode S (octal)
50622650
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
600 nm
Cruise (type)
116 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1980-05-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N3012A.
  • 1978-10-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
Overview

About N3012A

N3012A is a 1978 Piper Archer II (FAA model PA-28-181), serial number 28-7990112. The FAA register lists Bottoms Engineering & Service Inc as the registrant in Frankfort, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 23, 1980 and expires on April 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&VO-360 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 116 knots and a range of about 600 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated October 2, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N3012A.

Cruise
116 kt
Range
600 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
870 ft
Landing over 50 ft
925 ft
Fuel burn
10 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N3012A.

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.