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N27998

Piper J3L-65

Valid Vermont

N27998 is a Piper J3L-65, 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 Ludlow, Vermont. The registration is valid: it was issued on March 20, 2013 and expires on March 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated May 16, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3L-65
Serial number
4496
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1940
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A2CB9F (octal 50545637)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
March 20, 2013
Expires
March 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · May 16, 1956
FAA region
New England
FAA record id
00750243

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Macginnis Thomas L
Type
Individual
Address
170 Macginnis Dr
Ludlow, VT 05149

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