- Registered owner
- Southmost Aviation Inc
- Location
- Brownsville, TX
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 12-1357
- Year built
- 1946
- Type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- October 18, 1955
- Certificate issued
- November 1, 1990
- Expires
- January 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A30E91
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. The registry lists only the engine series, so ADs for every Lycoming 0-235 model are included below.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 49
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
| 1950 | 3 |
|---|---|
| 1963 | 1 |
| 1968 | 1 |
| 1969 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 2 |
| 1980 | 1 |
| 1981 | 2 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1985 | 1 |
| 1988 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1993 | 2 |
| 1996 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2024 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 |
Airframe · Piper PA-12
AD 2025-02-11Rudder StructureAD 2022-03-15Fuel Quantity IndicatorAD 2015-08-04WingsInformation bulletins that may apply · 7
Advisory, not mandatory.
NTSB investigations
No NTSB investigations matched to N2963MMatched by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Investigations from before this aircraft carried the mark are under Earlier aircraft. Investigations on Piper PA-12 aircraft
FAA incident reports · 2
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Incident 20000928030309IGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Harlingen, TX(-23)[privacy data omitted] the pilot of N2963M, a PA-12 was in the process of taxing for departure on runway 35R when he was hit by a gust of wind and nosed over on taxiway lima adjacent to the runway. The pilot set the aircraft in the right position and…Incident 19950114003359IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Brownsville, TXNarrative: the pilot stated that he touched down and aircraft was slowing down but proceeded to ground loop. Pilot reported that he corrected to the right and aircraft headed for the grass. Propeller struck runway designation sign and left gear then struck…
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N2963MGeneral aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Piper PA-12 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 367
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Piper PA-12
STC SA01233SEFabrication and installation of Alaskan Bushwheel LLC tail wheel and fork assemblySTC SA02571SEInstallation of Garmin G500/G600 TXi Integrated Avionics System (Primary Flight Display, Multi-Function Display, and Engine Indicating System Display).STC SA00078BOInstallation of any comb of Harrison p/n 8517732 oil cooler, Goodyear 26x10.5x6 main wheel tires, Scott p/n 3200 tail wheel assy, Amer Safety p/n 1180 shoulder harness, Scott p/n 2176 OAT gauge and Schweizer p/n 3408D/Air Ads multiple tow hitch assembly