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N42478

Piper J3C-65

N42478 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 Los Angeles, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on June 22, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated August 14, 1962.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
14747
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
A50DE9 (octal 51206751)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
June 22, 2023
Expires
June 30, 2030
Last FAA action
June 22, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · August 14, 1962
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00581824

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lederer Michael
Type
Individual
Address
1840 Century Park E # 17
Los Angeles, CA 90067-2101

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