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N98261

Piper J3C-65

Valid Wisconsin

N98261 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 Darien, Wisconsin. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 21, 2014 and expires on January 31, 2030. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated June 8, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
18434
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
ADB5D6 (octal 53332726)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 21, 2014
Expires
January 31, 2030
Last FAA action
September 30, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · June 8, 1956
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00243730

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ames Dennis A
Type
Individual
Address
W9157 US Highway 14
Darien, WI 53114-1227

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