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N2197M

Piper J3C-65

Valid Texas

N2197M 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 Alpine, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 4, 2025 and expires on August 31, 2032. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated October 21, 1955. 3 documents are on file: 3 × bill of sale (evidence of ownership).

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
20986
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A1DE4A (octal 50357112)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 4, 2025
Expires
August 31, 2032
Last FAA action
August 4, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · October 21, 1955
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00471662

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Baker Phillip L
Type
Co-owned
Address
1101 W Sanderson St
Alpine, TX 79830-1670
Co-owners
Baker Lisa K

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 3

2026-09-08Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)
2026-09-08Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)
2026-09-08Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)

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