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N38098

Piper J3C-65

Valid Indiana

N38098 is a Piper J3C-65, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1941. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in New Paris, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 23, 1999 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated August 10, 1967.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
6782
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1941
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A45EFE (octal 51057376)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 23, 1999
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 24, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · August 10, 1967
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00710264

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lutes Robert Trustee
Type
Individual
Address
71705 County Road 23
New Paris, IN 46553-9144

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