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N42782

Piper J3C-85

Valid Alaska

N42782 is a Piper J3C-85, 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 Big Lake, Alaska. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 10, 1993 and expires on February 28, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated July 14, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-85
Serial number
15096
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
A5192B (octal 51214453)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 10, 1993
Expires
February 28, 2029
Last FAA action
July 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · July 14, 1956
FAA region
Alaskan
FAA record id
00341934

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Butcher Mike O
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 520405
Big Lake, AK 99652-0405

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