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N87881

Piper J3C-65

Valid Idaho

N87881 is a Piper J3C-65, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine, built in 1940. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in Moyie Springs, Idaho. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 16, 2009 and expires on July 31, 2028. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated June 16, 1967.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
15499
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1940
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
AC1798 (octal 53013630)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 16, 2009
Expires
July 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 26, 2023
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control · June 16, 1967
FAA region
Northwest Mountain
FAA record id
00312061

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Wheeler Chris D
Type
Individual
Address
599 Ridgewood Rd
Moyie Springs, ID 83845-5014

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