Single-engine piston

N3146T

1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
12-3217
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
1
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
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Registration record

N3146T on the FAA register

Type
1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Serial
12-3217
Engines
1
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Certificate issued
2016-01-12
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
—
Mode S (hex)
A358E9
Mode S (octal)
50654351
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

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2016-01-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N3146T to the current registrant.
  • 1990-06-18
    N3146T previously assigned to a Cessna 177 (s/n 17700446); cancelled.
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N3146T

N3146T is a 1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, serial number 12-3217. It is registered to an individual. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 12, 2016 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston 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.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N3146T. 2 earlier records involve 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

1989-07-14 Accident · Lockport, IL Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · CHI89FA135
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177 — a different aircraft that carried the N3146T registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION, AND HIS FAILURE TO ATTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN A STALL OR MUSH. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS: THE AIRCRAFT'S EXCESSIVE GROSS WEIGHT.
1973-05-20 Accident · New Orleans,La, 18 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1024
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177 — a different aircraft that carried the N3146T registration before this airframe.

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.