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N98043

Piper J3C-65

Valid Iowa

N98043 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 Okoboji, Iowa. The registration is valid: it was issued on September 26, 2024 and expires on September 30, 2031. It holds a restricted airworthiness certificate for agriculture and pest control, dated March 23, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
18190
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Lycoming 0-290 SERIES · 140 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
ADAE24 (octal 53327044)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
September 26, 2024
Expires
September 30, 2031
Last FAA action
September 26, 2024
Airworthiness
Restricted · Agriculture and pest control · March 23, 1956
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00793800

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Paul Lester E JR
Type
Individual
Address
1180 Village Oaks Dr
Okoboji, IA 51355-2669

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