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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
J5A
Year
1941
Serial number
5-598
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
3
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
A3EFC4
Engine
Make and model
Cont Motor A&C75 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
75 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records
2023 – nowCo-ownersNokomis, IL · 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
Oct 22, 1983 · Arlington, TN
ACCORDING TO BOTH OCCUPANTS, THE ENG LOST POWER DURING TAKEOFF AT NIGHT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT A FENCE & METAL POLE DURING AN EMERGENCY LANDING. NO PREIMPACT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. THE REAR SEAT OCCUPANT, A FEMALE PLT, WHO CLAIMED TO BE THE PLT-IN-COMMAND, SUSPECTED CARBURETOR ICE. THE TEMP & DEW POINT WERE 71 & 68 DEG. ACCORDING TO ICING PROBABILITY…
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 (0)
No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.