Single-engine piston

N4485M

1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1947
Serial
12-3438
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Super Cruiser LLC (LLC)
Based
Fort Wayne, IN
Registration record

N4485M on the FAA register

Type
1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Serial
12-3438
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Super Cruiser LLC
Fort Wayne, IN
Certificate issued
2023-03-28
Airworthiness date
1955-08-27
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A56B68
Mode S (octal)
51265550
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

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N4485M.
  • 1955-08-27
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N4485M

N4485M is a 1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, serial number 12-3438. The FAA register lists Super Cruiser LLC as the registrant in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 28, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

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 August 27, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N4485M.

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 N4485M.

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.