Single-engine piston

N4328X

1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1946
Serial
12144
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Stevensville, MT
Registration record

N4328X on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Serial
12144
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Stevensville, MT
Certificate issued
2003-12-12
Airworthiness date
1998-12-23
Registration expires
2029-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A52E12
Mode S (octal)
51227022
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

  • 2029-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-12-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N4328X to the current registrant.
  • 1999-03-06
    Accident at Salem, OR; damage: substantial.
  • 1998-12-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1991-08-21
    N4328X previously assigned to a Piper Cherokee 140 / PA-28 Cherokee / Cherokee 160 (s/n 287625012); cancelled.
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N4328X

N4328X is a 1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, serial number 12144. It is registered to an individual in Stevensville, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 12, 2003 and expires on February 28, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 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 December 23, 1998.

N4328X has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

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

1999-03-06 Accident · Salem, OR Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA99LA040
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-12
Probable cause: The pilot-in-command's misjudgment of distance/altitude on final approach, and overload of the left main landing gear. A factor was the embankment at the end of the landing strip.

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.