N343WSPiper J3C-65
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 1982No ADs since 1998 matched2 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Individual owner
- City, state
- Amesbury, MA
- Certificate issued
- Jun 15, 2022
- Expires
- Jun 30, 2029
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 dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Piper
- Model
- J3C-65
- Serial number
- 18086
- 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
- A3CA78
Engine
- Type
- Reciprocating
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 2022 – nowIndividual ownerAmesbury, MA · current
- 1990 – 2005Individual ownerHardeeville, SC · different airframe: 1966 Lake La-4 S/N 343
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs 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 (2)
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.
- Landing gear · axle · corrodedFeb 10, 2012
DURING CLEANING IN PREPARATION FOR RECOVERING OF THE RT LANDING GEAR IT WAS NOTED THAT WOOD PLUG, PN 30941, WAS MISSING. SEVERE CORROSION WAS NOTICED INSIDE LOWER RADIUS OF THE AXLE TUBE. ESTIMATE THE LOWER PORTION OF TUBE WAS CORRODED MORE THEN 50 PERCENT OF WALL THICKNESS. NORMALLY 10 PERCENT IS…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Wings · spar · corrodedFeb 4, 2010
SEVERE CORROSION ON LT AND RT AILERON MAIN SPARS BETWEEN SPAR AND BRACKETS. SPAR BULGES AROUND RIVETS ATTACHING THE BRACKETS TO THE SPAR. THIS CONDITION WAS FOUND WHEN INSPECTING AILERONS PRIOR TO RECOVERING. SUSPECT THEY MAY HAVE BEEN ON SEA PLANE OPERATED ON SALT WATER.
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