Single-engine piston

N9KT

1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
12-1625
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Little River, SC
Registration record

N9KT on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser
Serial
12-1625
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Little River, SC
Certificate issued
2015-01-14
Airworthiness date
1999-06-11
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
AC6B6D
Mode S (octal)
53065555
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

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-01-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N9KT.
  • 1999-06-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N9KT

N9KT is a 1946 Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser, serial number 12-1625. It is registered to an individual in Little River, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 14, 2015 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 restricted category, dated June 11, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N9KT. 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

1987-04-19 Accident · Kent, WA Damage: Substantial Minor injury NTSB · SEA87LA082
Reported aircraft: Bell 206-BIII — a different aircraft that carried the N9KT 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.