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N98495

Piper J3C-65

Valid Minnesota

N98495 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 Clearwater, Minnesota. The registration is valid: it was issued on October 9, 2012 and expires on October 31, 2028. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated October 3, 1955.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
18698
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
ADBDB1 (octal 53336661)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
October 9, 2012
Expires
October 31, 2028
Last FAA action
June 16, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · October 3, 1955
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00023670

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Anderstedt Richard A
Type
Individual
Address
20850 Franklin Rd
Clearwater, MN 55320-1600

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