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N88499

Piper J3C-65

N88499 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 Tehachapi, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 4, 2016 and expires on October 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated March 10, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
16123
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
AC3066 (octal 53030146)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 4, 2016
Expires
October 31, 2029
Last FAA action
September 9, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · March 10, 1956
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00501881

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Lawthers William T
Type
Co-owned
Address
26280 Plateau Way
Tehachapi, CA 93561-9279
Co-owners
Lawthers Diane E

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