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N42976

Piper J3C-65

N42976 is a Piper J3C-65, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1946. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Rapid City, South Dakota. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 21, 2026 and expires on September 30, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated August 13, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
15335
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A5207A (octal 51220172)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 21, 2026
Expires
September 30, 2033
Last FAA action
September 21, 2026
Airworthiness
Standard · August 13, 1955
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00471974

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Piper Luke
Type
Individual
Address
814 Flormann St
Rapid City, SD 57701-5318

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