Single-engine piston

N7243V

1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

Registered 2 NTSB/FAA records
Built
1947
Serial
123238
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Duluth, MN
Registration record

N7243V on the FAA register

Type
1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Serial
123238
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Duluth, MN
Certificate issued
2025-02-21
Airworthiness date
1997-06-18
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A9B53D
Mode S (octal)
52332475
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

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-21
    Certificate of registration issued as N7243V to the current registrant.
  • 2008-01-13
    Accident at Centerville, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1999-11-28
    Accident at Goldendale, WA; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-06-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1970-09-24
    N7243V previously assigned to a Callair A-9 (s/n 1280); cancelled.
  • 1947
    Manufactured (1947).
Overview

About N7243V

N7243V is a 1947 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, serial number 123238. It is registered to an individual in Duluth, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 21, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

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 June 18, 1997.

N7243V has 2 accident/incident records on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves 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

2008-01-13 Accident · Centerville, WA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA08LA063
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-12
Probable cause: A loss of engine power due to carburetor icing conditions and the failure of the pilot to use the correct amount of carburetor heat for the existing conditions.
1999-11-28 Accident · Goldendale, WA Damage: Substantial NTSB · SEA00LA024
Reported aircraft: Piper PA-12
Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was a rock just off the edge of the runway surface.
1968-08-01 Accident · Osgood,Id, 12 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 3558
Reported aircraft: Callair A-9 — a different aircraft that carried the N7243V 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.