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N70496

Piper J3C-65

Valid Texas

N70496 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 Fredericksburg, Texas. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 16, 1997 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated December 21, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
17512
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
A9671C (octal 52263434)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 16, 1997
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
January 15, 2025
Airworthiness
Standard · December 21, 1955
FAA region
Southwestern
FAA record id
00750777

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mcknight Thomas N JR
Type
Individual
Address
1288 Southwoods Dr
Fredericksburg, TX 78624-8210

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