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N98178

Piper J3C-65

Valid Florida

N98178 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 Boynton Beach, Florida. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 29, 2013 and expires on January 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated February 18, 1957.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
18340
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
ADB249 (octal 53331111)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 29, 2013
Expires
January 31, 2029
Last FAA action
July 7, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · February 18, 1957
FAA region
Southern
FAA record id
00013760

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Davis Bret Reed
Type
Individual
Address
10421 Denoeu Rd
Boynton Beach, FL 33472-4533

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