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N27858

Piper J4A

Valid Iowa

N27858 is a Piper J4A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1940. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Iowa City, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 14, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated August 25, 1958. 2 documents are on file: 2 × bill of sale (evidence of ownership).

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J4A
Serial number
4-1078
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1940
Cruising speed
75 mph
Transponder code
A2C75C (octal 50543534)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 14, 2023
Expires
August 31, 2030
Last FAA action
August 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · August 25, 1958
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00450213

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lust Gary L
Type
Individual
Address
4388 Treefarm Ln NE
Iowa City, IA 52240-7828

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 2

2026-09-01Bill of sale (evidence of ownership)
2026-09-01Bill 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