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N98451

Piper J3C-65

Valid Wisconsin

N98451 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 Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The registration is valid: it was issued on April 10, 2018 and expires on April 30, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate for normal, dated May 26, 2006.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
18644
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor C85-12 · 85 hp
Seats
2
Year built
1946
Cruising speed
67 mph
Transponder code
ADBD21 (octal 53336441)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
April 10, 2018
Expires
April 30, 2028
Last FAA action
May 5, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal · May 26, 2006
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00061289

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Merten James F JR
Type
Individual
Address
1076 Cozy Ln
Oshkosh, WI 54901-1404

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