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N38798

Piper J-3

Valid Kansas

N38798 is a Piper J-3, 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 Wichita, Kansas. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 13, 1964 and expires on October 31, 2027. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated November 14, 1957.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J-3
Serial number
7275
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-145B SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1941
Cruising speed
56 mph
Transponder code
A478FF (octal 51074377)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 13, 1964
Expires
October 31, 2027
Last FAA action
March 24, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · November 14, 1957
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00160484

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Seltman Jack
Type
Individual
Address
7824 E Dublin
Wichita, KS 67206

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