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N31159

Piper J3C-65

Valid Texas

N31159 is a Piper J3C-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 Santa Fe, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 23, 2011 and expires on June 30, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated July 8, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
5375
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-145B SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1940
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A34DB1 (octal 50646661)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 23, 2011
Expires
June 30, 2027
Last FAA action
January 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · July 8, 1956
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00451463

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Eckel Kenneth P JR
Type
Individual
Address
2020 Cemetery Rd
Santa Fe, TX 77517-3755

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