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N70428

Piper J3C-65

Valid Virginia

N70428 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 Smithfield, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on August 6, 2024 and expires on August 31, 2031. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated May 15, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
17425
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
A96629 (octal 52263051)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
August 6, 2024
Expires
August 31, 2031
Last FAA action
August 6, 2024
Airworthiness
Standard · May 15, 1956
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00130767

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Montgomery Garrett
Type
Individual
Address
333 Grace St
Smithfield, VA 23430-1111

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