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N98761

Piper J3C-65

Valid Michigan

N98761 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 Rapid River, Michigan. The registration is valid: it was issued on December 18, 1984 and expires on July 31, 2029. It holds a standard airworthiness certificate, dated July 24, 1957.

Aircraft

Maker
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Serial number
18992
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
ADC869 (octal 53344151)

Registration

Status
Valid registration
Certificate issued
December 18, 1984
Expires
July 31, 2029
Last FAA action
August 18, 2023
Airworthiness
Standard · July 24, 1957
FAA region
Great Lakes
FAA record id
00203600

Owner as the FAA publishes it

Name
Ness Jerry L
Type
Individual
Address
9982 S 75 Rd
Rapid River, MI 49878

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