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N98238

Piper J3C-65

N98238 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 Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The registration is valid: it was issued on July 31, 2013 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated September 8, 1961.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
18402
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
ADB574 (octal 53332564)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
July 31, 2013
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · September 8, 1961
FAA region
Eastern
FAA record id
00273750

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Swinehart Frank E
Type
Individual
Address
1050 E Water St Apt 5
Lock Haven, PA 17745-7811

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