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N42494

Piper J3C-65

Valid Texas

N42494 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 Rhome, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on February 10, 2012 and expires on February 29, 2028. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated April 11, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
14765
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C90 SERIES · 95 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1945
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A50E2B (octal 51207053)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
February 10, 2012
Expires
February 29, 2028
Last FAA action
April 21, 2023
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and pest control · April 11, 1956
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00971834

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Goebel William R
Type
Individual
Address
894 Heritage Creek Dr
Rhome, TX 76078-2150

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