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N38498

Piper J5A

Valid Texas

N38498 is a Piper J5A, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1941. It has 3 seats. It is registered to an individual in Belton, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 4, 2016 and expires on April 30, 2029. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; other, dated December 15, 1960.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J5A
Serial number
5-984
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-235 SERIES · 115 hp
Seats
3
Year built
1941
Cruising speed
77 mph
Transponder code
A46DDA (octal 51066732)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 4, 2016
Expires
April 30, 2029
Last FAA action
July 28, 2023
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Other · December 15, 1960
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00500404

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Hinckley David D
Type
Individual
Address
802 Chatham Rd
Belton, TX 76513-6708

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