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N20261

Piper J-3

Valid Maryland

N20261 is a Piper J-3, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1938. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Frederick, Maryland. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 22, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J-3
Serial number
2061
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A40 SERIES · 40 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1938
Cruising speed
56 mph
Transponder code
A19CB5 (octal 50316265)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 22, 2023
Expires
March 31, 2030
Last FAA action
May 25, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00281012

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Vankirk Malcolm R
Type
Individual
Address
87 Thomas Johnson Dr Ste 102
Frederick, MD 21702-4427

Owners can ask the FAA to withhold their name and address from public files. When they do, those fields are blank here as well. How that works.

Documents on file 0

No bills of sale, loans or other documents are indexed against this tail number.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data