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N42140

Piper J3C-65

N42140 is a Piper J3C-65, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1945. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Vancouver, Washington. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 21, 1992 and expires on March 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated March 14, 1961.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
14366
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1945
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A50253 (octal 51201123)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 21, 1992
Expires
March 31, 2030
Last FAA action
October 13, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · March 14, 1961
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00851704

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lawson Paul L
Type
Individual
Address
5535 E Evergreen Blvd Apt 7305
Vancouver, WA 98661-6662

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