Single-engine piston

N3012B

1978 Piper Dakota

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1978
Serial
28-7911016
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Throwbacks LLC (LLC)
Based
Pueblo, CO
Registration record

N3012B on the FAA register

Type
1978 Piper Dakota (FAA: Piper PA-28-236)
Serial
28-7911016
Engines
Lycoming O-540 series
Registered owner
Throwbacks LLC
Pueblo, CO
Certificate issued
2021-05-18
Airworthiness date
1978-10-23
Registration expires
2028-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A325A9
Mode S (octal)
50622651
Seats (type)
4
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Range (type)
740 nm
Cruise (type)
144 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-05-18
    Certificate of registration issued as N3012B.
  • 1978-10-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N3012B

N3012B is a 1978 Piper Dakota (FAA model PA-28-236), serial number 28-7911016. The FAA register lists Throwbacks LLC as the registrant in Pueblo, Colorado. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 18, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-540 series engine and 4 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 144 knots and a range of about 740 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 23, 1978.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3012B. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Cruise
144 kt
Range
740 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
886 ft
Landing over 50 ft
825 ft
Fuel burn
14 gph

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Safety record

Accident & incident history

1969-06-17 Accident · Mayodan,Nc, 33 Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · 3 1630
Reported aircraft: Cessna 195B — a different aircraft that carried the N3012B registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: T ONTO ROAD,R STABILIZER HIT WINDSHIELD OF AUTO.

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.