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Who Owns This Plane?

N42856

Piper J3C-65

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 15178

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Nov 30, 2029.

Registered owner

International Air Services Inc Trustee

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 701 S Carson St Ste 200, Carson City, NV 89701
Fleet: 615 aircraft registered to this owner

Registered to a trustee: the bank or trust company holds title for a beneficial owner who isn't named in the public registry. How owner trusts work.

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper J3C-65
Year built: —
Serial number: 15178
Type: Fixed-wing, single engine · Land
Engines: 1 × Piston · Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp
Seats: 2
Weight class: Up to 12,499 lb
Certification: Type certificated · Standard airworthiness (issued May 1, 1956)
Mode S code: A51C7D (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Nov 8, 2022 · last FAA action Sep 15, 2023

What a Piper J-3 Cub looks likePhoto of a Piper J-3 Cub, not this aircraft: Huhu Uet, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Where is it now?

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