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N51565

Piper J3C-65

N51565 is a Piper J3C-65, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1943. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in El Granada, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 27, 2004 and expires on March 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated February 18, 1957.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
10974
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1943
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A6774A (octal 51473512)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 27, 2004
Expires
March 31, 2030
Last FAA action
October 13, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · February 18, 1957
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00902125

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Branscomb Brian K
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 1839
El Granada, CA 94018-1839

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