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N30897

Piper J5A

N30897 is a Piper J5A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1940. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Oldwick, New Jersey. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 3, 2017 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 21, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J5A
Serial number
5-279
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C75 SERIES · 75 hp
Seats
3
Year built
1940
Cruising speed
77 mph
Transponder code
A340BD (octal 50640275)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 3, 2017
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 29, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 21, 1956
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00771323

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Jones Ralph E
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 62
Oldwick, NJ 08858-0062

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