The Piper 12 (ICAO type PA12) is an aircraft of United States origin. It has a maximum take-off weight of 800 kg. It offers a maximum range of 310 nm, a cruise speed of 90 knots, a service ceiling of 12,300 ft and seating for up to 2 across its variants.
Piper 12
Fleet & certification
- Built
- 1,506
- Active
- 1,500
- Origin
- United States
Comparable listings
9 for sale right now
Per-variant specifications
The FAA paperwork
TCDS A-780 · Rev 12
The FAA-issued Type Certificate for this model is on file (TCDS A-780), but we haven't yet extracted the structured spec values.
Read the TCDS (PDF) →Where to look next
Piper 12 market & fleet intelligence
Registry, flight-tracking and market data on the Piper 12 fleet — updated daily.
79 yearsmedian age
Of the 1,213 registered Piper 12 with a known build year (81% of the 1,506 we track), the median age is 79 years.
53changed registration in 12 months
53 of the 1,506 registered Piper 12 we track changed registration in the last 12 months (4% of the fleet), across 53 registration events. Registration changes include ownership transfers, re-registrations and address updates — not all are sales.
- Aircraft seen flying
- 12
- Tracked flights
- 36
- Tracked flight hours
- 42
- Share of fleet flying
- 1%
12 Piper 12 were tracked flying in the last 90 days (1% of the registered fleet), across 36 flights. Sprinkle flight tracking began May 2026; coverage is ADS-B-derived and not exhaustive.
9Piper 12 listed for sale
Asking prices from $45K to $200K, typically $70K–$155K — based on 29 USD asking prices on Sprinkle, not an appraisal.
What is the range of the Piper 12?
The Piper 12 has a maximum range of 310 nautical miles across variants.
How many people can the Piper 12 carry?
The Piper 12 seats up to 2 across its variants.
What is the MTOW of the Piper 12?
The Piper 12's maximum take-off weight is 800 kg.
What is the ICAO type designator for the Piper 12?
The Piper 12's ICAO type designator is PA12.
How many Piper 12 aircraft are registered worldwide?
Sprinkle tracks 1,506 registered Piper 12 airframes worldwide.
Registered 12 aircraft
Individual 12 airframes by tail number — registration history, operator and lineage.
- C-FOPO· 2008
- C-GBNO· 1998
- N3364M· 1962
- N7667H· 1957
- N9305Z· 1956
- N78446· 1956
- N2623M· 1956
- N30V· 1955
- N3343M· 1955
- N3487M· 1955
- N2684M· 1954
- N416GA· 1954
- N3385M· 1952
- N4349M· 1949
- C-JQY· 1949
- C-GPIT· 1948
- N2486M· 1948
- N76X· 1948
- N3852M· 1947
- N1121W· 1947
- N3102M· 1947
- N2473M· 1947
- N3382M· 1947
- N4014M· 1947