Models / Piper / PA-12 / N3846M Aircraft record N3846M Piper PA-12 Safety record in brief: 2 NTSB accidents (substantial damage at worst, latest Jun 2025) · No ADs since 1998 matched
Registration Valid expires May 31, 2031 NTSB events 2 substantial, 2025 ADs may apply 0 confirm with A&P Service reports 0 since 1995
Registration FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner Individual owner
City, state Fairbanks, AK
Certificate issued May 12, 2024
Expires May 31, 2031
Airworthiness Standard
Airworthiness date Feb 8, 1956 We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine FAA Registry + type data Airframe
Manufacturer Piper
Model PA-12
Serial number 12-2757
Aircraft type Fixed wing single engine
Category Land
Certification Type Certificated
Seats 3
Engines 1
Max takeoff weight Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code A46D5C Engine
Make and model Lycoming 0-290 Series
Type Reciprocating
Power 140 hp Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history Ownership history from FAA records 2024 – now Individual owner Fairbanks, AK · current Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026 NTSB events (2)
Accident · substantial damage Jun 14, 2025 · Fairbanks, AK The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from trees during a go-around with a tailwind.
Damage Substantial
Injuries Serious
Report ANC25LA051 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ANC25LA051)
Accident · substantial damage Jun 14, 2000 · Dutch John, UT The pilot's failure to compensate for wind conditions and control the aircraft while landing in gusting wind conditions.
Damage Substantial
Injuries None
Report DEN00LA111 From NTSB records; matched by serial number. Read NTSB report (search CAROL for DEN00LA111)
Accident history for this model ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0) These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (0) No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.
Sources FAA Aircraft Registry Registration, owner city and state, airframe, engine updated Oct 20, 2026 NTSB accident and incident database Accidents and incidents since 1982 updated Oct 15, 2026 FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register) ADs published since 1998 updated Oct 20, 2026 FAA Service Difficulty Reports Reports since 1995 updated Oct 16, 2026 Request owner name removal Report an error in this record