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N309261940 Piper J3L-65

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Sep 2007)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Valid
expires Jan 31, 2028
Based in
Dexter, ME
owner city / state
Owners
1
since 2018
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2007
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026
Registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
Dexter, ME
Certificate issued
Jan 2, 2018
Expires
Jan 31, 2028
Airworthiness
Standard
Airworthiness date
Jul 9, 1959

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Piper
Model
J3L-65
Year
1940
Serial number
5205
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A3437E

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming 0-145b Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
65 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. 2018 – nowIndividual ownerDexter, ME · current

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Sep 13, 2007 · Stow, MA

A partial loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
NYC07CA225

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for NYC07CA225)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Wings · spar · corrodedMay 17, 2010

    SEVERE CORROSION ON SPAR BETWEEN HINGES AND SPAR. AIRCRAFT WAS NOT HANGARED. WATER SEEPAGE BETWEEN STEEL HINGE BRACKET AND ALUMINUM SPAR DEVELOPED TO CAUSE CORROSION TO BLISTER AROUND RIVETS FASTENING HINGE TO SPAR. THIS CONDITION WAS FOUND DURING THE FABRIC RECOVERING PROCESS.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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