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N98531

Piper J3C-65

Fixed-wing, single engine · serial 7272

Valid registration

Registered with the FAA until Feb 28, 2030.

Registered owner

American Flight Museum

Owner type: Corporation
Address: 6804 Se Ross St, Topeka, KS 66619
Fleet: 11 aircraft registered to this owner

Aircraft

Make and model: Piper J3C-65
Year built: —
Serial number: 7272
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 19, 1995)
Mode S code: ADC092 (the transponder's ICAO address, used by ADS-B flight trackers)
Registered since: Feb 2, 2023 · last FAA action Sep 6, 2024

Past registrations of N98531

N-numbers are reused. Each line is an earlier registration, ending on the date the FAA canceled it.

Oct 31, 1955 1946 Piper J3C-65 · serial 18740 Aero Seaplane Base Inc · Huntington, WV

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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