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N56SM

Piper J3C-65

Valid Indiana

N56SM is a Piper J3C-65, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1942. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Angola, Indiana. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 11, 2023 and expires on July 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated April 15, 2026.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
8624
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C85-12F · 85 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1942
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
A7262D (octal 51623055)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 11, 2023
Expires
July 31, 2030
Last FAA action
July 11, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · April 15, 2026
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
01248063

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Swick Stephen M
Type
Individual
Address
1445 N 200 E
Angola, IN 46703-7228

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.

Earlier use of this number 1

2018-02-15Smith James L MINI-COUPE · Registration expired, pending cancellation

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, September 25, 2026. See this record on the FAA site · This record as data