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N3981B

Piper J3C-65

Valid Kentucky

N3981B 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 Owensboro, Kentucky. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 20, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
12064
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A4A2FE (octal 51121376)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 20, 2021
Expires
January 31, 2028
Last FAA action
April 14, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00540824

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Heppler Ryan
Type
Individual
Address
3239 Bold Forbes Way
Owensboro, KY 42303-2402

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