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N38948

Piper J3C-65

N38948 is a Piper J3C-65, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Minot, North Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 23, 2024 and expires on May 31, 2031. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated May 22, 1957.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
8277-26
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A47FBE (octal 51077676)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 23, 2024
Expires
May 31, 2031
Last FAA action
May 23, 2024
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control · May 22, 1957
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00830554

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Rustad Scott K
Type
Individual
Address
6910 27Th Ave NW
Minot, ND 58703-8802

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