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N88270

Piper J3C-65

Valid Minnesota

N88270 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 Hector, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 23, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated February 24, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
15888
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
AC28A9 (octal 53024251)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 23, 2023
Expires
May 31, 2030
Last FAA action
May 23, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · February 24, 1956
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00211931

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Nelson Richard D
Type
Individual
Address
PO Box 765
Hector, MN 55342-0765

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