READY FOR SUMMMER FUN! Loaded, Modernized and Upgraded, new fabric and paint. 3 planes in one: Floatplane, Skiplane and Bushwheels Upgraded, new fabric and paint completed Jan 2025. TTAF 5781. Engine O-320 A2B, 150 HP, 1365 TT Since Factory Remanufactured, 79​/​79​/​74​/​75. spin on oil filter, Challenger air filter, oil cooler, Plane Power Alternator, auto fuel STC. McCaulay Borer prop, color matched. Weld on float kit. EDO-2000 Floats with hatches, PA-18 gear, flaps, tail feathers, trim. 26" Alaska Bushwheels, ABI 3200 tailwheel. AOSS Shocks, Safety cables. Fluidyne 2000 Skis with cold weather engine baffling.. Left ​/​ right seaplane doors, 1935# Up Gross, X Brace, Dakota wing tips, VG's. Panel updated, mini iPad mount, Stratus ADSB in and out, JPI fuel flow, Aerospace Logic EGT​/​CHT, all new wiring, switches, and circuit breakers. Left and right wing LED landing lights w​/​ wig-wag, NSP wingtip lighting, Sunstrobe tail light. Under rear seat storage and sealed battery. Upper and lower extended baggage, external baggage door, new smoked windshield, sliding windows on both doors, smoked skylight, new smoked rear windows. Removable rear seat throttle linkage and stick. USB ports, King KY97A Comm with new antenna and 3 place intercom with rear seat PTT. Recovered with Poly Fiber Medium fabric, painted with Aerothane, New floor. No corrosion, anything that needed to be fixed or updated was. 1255# empty weight on wheels. This is as close to a new PA-12 as you can get. Fresh Annual. This aircraft needs nothing, it’s ready to fly! Location: South Haven, MI. Delivery available

Manufacturer year

1946

Serial Number

12-1183

Registration Number

N2262G

Make/Model

PIPER PA-12 SUPER CRUISER

Useful Load

680 lbs

Airframe

Total Time:5781 Engine 1 Time:1376 SFRM Prop 1 Time:1513 SNEW - Rebuild completed Jan 2025. Float kit. Left ​/​ right seaplane doors 1935# Up Gross X Brace Dakota wing tips, VG's. PA-18 gear, flaps, tail feathers, trim. EDO 2000 Floats Fluidyne 2000 Skis with cold weather engine baffling. Sealed wing struts. 26" Alaska Bushwheels, ABI 3200 tailwheel. AOSS Shocks, Safety cables.

Engine Details (e.g. Total Engine Time; Suggested TBO; Hours Remaining)

Lycoming O-320 A2B, 150 HP, 1376 TT Since Factory Remanufactured, Compressions: 79​/​79​/​74​/​75. spin on oil filter, Challenger air filter Oil cooler New Ignition Wires and Spark plugs Plane Power Alternator, Auto fuel STC. All new control cables McCaulay Borer prop, color matched.

Interior/Exterior; Additional Equipment

Under rear seat storage and sealed battery. Upper and lower extended baggage with external baggage door. Left ​/​ Right LED wing lights with wig-wag NSP LED Nav lights and Sunstroke tail light New smoked windshield, Left and right sliding windows on both doors, smoked skylight, new smoked rear windows. Removable rear seat throttle linkage and stick. New floors Color matched seats

Aircraft Model Overview (Reference only)

The Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser is a three-seat, single-engine conventional-gear fabric-and-tube aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft Corporation in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, from 1946 through 1948. Positioned as Piper's post-war flagship personal aircraft — above the J-3 Cub in capability and comfort, and aimed squarely at the optimistic personal aviation market that followed the end of World War II — the PA-12 represented the apex of Piper's tandem tube-and-fabric design philosophy before the company transitioned toward all-metal construction in the 1950s. With its tandem-plus-one seating, enclosed cabin, and 100-horsepower Lycoming engine, the Super Cruiser was a genuine step forward from the J-3 that established Piper's reputation, and remains one of the most appealing vintage taildraggers available to pilots who value classic character and simple, honest flying. Power is provided by a Lycoming O-235-C horizontally-opposed four-cylinder air-cooled engine producing 100 horsepower at 2,600 RPM, driving a two-blade fixed-pitch propeller. The O-235 is a well-proven and mechanically simple engine with broad shop familiarity and an established parts network — one of Lycoming's most durable and long-supported families — and its modest power output is well-matched to the PA-12's light airframe and gentle operating envelope. TBO is set at 2,000 hours on the O-235-C, and the engine's low operating temperatures and straightforward design contribute to the long TBO and forgiving maintenance regime that has sustained the PA-12 fleet across eight decades of operation. Fuel burn is typically 5 to 6 USG per hour — among the lowest of any certified piston aircraft type. The PA-12 airframe is welded steel tube construction throughout, covered with fabric — a construction method that Piper refined across the J-3, J-4, J-5, and PA-11 before the Super Cruiser, and which remained the company's primary methodology until the shift toward metal in the mid-1950s. The steel tube frame provides inherent structural integrity that has allowed well-maintained examples to operate for nearly eight decades without fatigue concerns, but the fabric covering demands specific inspection and maintenance attention: fabric condition assessment, porosity testing, and UV degradation evaluation are standard annual inspection elements, and fabric replacement — a significant but well-understood restoration expense — is a normal lifecycle event on any vintage fabric aircraft. A&P shops experienced with Grade A cotton, Ceconite, and Poly-Fiber covering systems are essential for proper PA-12 maintenance. The three-seat cabin accommodates a pilot in the front seat and up to two rear passengers in tandem — a configuration that distinguishes the PA-12 from the strictly two-seat J-3 Cub and positions it as Piper's family touring aircraft of the immediate post-war era. The enclosed cabin with full doors on both sides represents a meaningful comfort improvement over the J-3's half-door arrangement, and the side windows provide a pleasant and open feel during flight. Instrument fit is minimal by modern standards — a basic complement of flight and engine instruments suitable for VFR day operations — and most surviving airframes carry a simple radio and transponder installation at minimum for airspace compliance. The cabin is narrow, the headroom modest, and the experience is unambiguously vintage — but the PA-12's appeal is precisely this character. The PA-12 handles with the light, responsive, and forgiving characteristics that define the best of the post-war Piper tube-and-fabric family. Control forces are low, the stall is benign, and the aircraft is capable of operating from short grass and gravel strips that are inaccessible to almost any other certified aircraft type. The combination of low stall speed, short-field capability, and light weight makes the Super Cruiser a natural fit for backcountry and grass strip operations — a role in which it continues to be actively used by a community of enthusiast owners who value access to strips that larger, faster aircraft cannot use. The tailwheel configuration demands developed ground handling technique, and buyers without conventional gear experience should plan for specific transition training before solo operations. In the current market, the Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser occupies a well-defined niche at the intersection of vintage aircraft ownership and practical recreational flying. Acquisition costs are modest relative to certified tricycle-gear aircraft of comparable utility, but buyers should approach any 79-year-old fabric-and-tube aircraft with the understanding that pre-purchase inspection scope and restoration investment requirements are categorically different from metal airframe contemporaries. The Piper Cub Club and the broader vintage aircraft community provide active support for the PA-12 and related Piper tube-and-fabric types, and the EAA's network of vintage A&Ps and restorers is the primary m

Additional Notes

Recovered (Jan 2025) with Poly Fiber Medium fabric, painted with Aerothane, New floor. No corrosion, anything that needed to be fixed or updated was. 1255# empty weight. Windshield, wing and tail covers. This is as close to a new PA-12 as you can get. Delivery available Closest airports to South Haven MI are KAZO and KGRR