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N2053M

Piper J3C-65

Valid Florida

N2053M is a Piper J3C-65, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1946. It has 2 seats. It is registered to co-owned owners in Alachua, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 16, 2018 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 15, 2001.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
20826
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor 0-200 SERIES · 100 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A1A763 (octal 50323543)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 16, 2018
Expires
May 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · May 15, 2001
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00581112

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Van Houten James M
Type
Co-owned
Address
14407 NW 154Th Ter
Alachua, FL 32615-4813
Co-owners
Baldree Charles L

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