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N281RD

Piper J3C-65

N281RD is a Piper J3C-65, 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 Vista, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 2, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated July 17, 2002.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
16087
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor 0-200 SERIES · 100 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1938
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A2D32D (octal 50551455)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 2, 2022
Expires
April 30, 2029
Last FAA action
July 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · July 17, 2002
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00460283

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Wait Rexford J
Type
Individual
Address
2416 Cades Way
Vista, CA 92081-7830

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