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N98399

Piper J3C-65

N98399 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 Francis James E, a partnership in King City, California. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 12, 2018 and expires on December 31, 2028. It holds a multiple airworthiness certificate for standard; restricted; agriculture and pest control, dated August 12, 1958.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
18586
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
ADB9FE (octal 53334776)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 12, 2018
Expires
December 31, 2028
Last FAA action
July 1, 2023
Airworthiness
Multiple · Standard; Restricted; Agriculture and pest control · August 12, 1958
FAA region
Western-Pacific
FAA record id
00843710

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Francis James E
Type
Partnership
Address
PO Box 1108
King City, CA 93930-1108
Co-owners
Francis Marlee L

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