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N98479

Piper J-3

Valid Kentucky

N98479 is a Piper J-3, a fixed-wing airplane with one motor with a piston engine. It has 2 seats. It is registered to an individual in West Liberty, Kentucky. The registration is valid: it was issued on January 21, 2026 and expires on January 31, 2033. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated December 19, 1956.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J-3
Serial number
18680
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine
Power
Piston (reciprocating), 1 motor · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats
2
Year built
Not given
Cruising speed
56 mph
Transponder code
ADBD6F (octal 53336557)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
January 21, 2026
Expires
January 31, 2033
Last FAA action
January 21, 2026
Airworthiness
Standard · December 19, 1956
FAA region
Central
FAA record id
00563670

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Mays Kevin E
Type
Individual
Address
5 Lucky Rd
West Liberty, KY 41472-8034

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