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N88431

Piper J3C-65

Valid Virginia

N88431 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 co-owned owners in Sterling, Virginia. The registration is valid: it was issued on May 8, 2021 and expires on May 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated July 18, 1972.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
16049
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C85 SERIES · 85 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
AC2F8C (octal 53027614)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
May 8, 2021
Expires
May 31, 2028
Last FAA action
May 12, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · July 18, 1972
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00281891

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Tondi David M
Type
Co-owned
Address
47082 Southampton Ct
Sterling, VA 20165-7503
Co-owners
Tondi Brenda A

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