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Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type data
Airframe
Manufacturer
Piper
Model
J3C-65
Year
1946
Serial number
16709
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
ACC8BB
Engine
Make and model
Cont Motor A&C65 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
2012 – nowPuddlejumpers LLCShell Knob, MO · 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
Jun 20, 1985 · York, NE
THE PLT REPORTED THAT HE HAD COMPLETED A LANDING & HAD COME TO A NEAR STOP, THEN HE APPLIED POWER & WAS ON THE BRAKES FOR CONTROL. HE STATED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED & THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RWY INTO HI WEEDS & ROUGH TERRAIN. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DUE TO VEERING OFF THE RWY. HOWEVER, WHEN THE PLT APPLIED POWER & ATTEMPTED TO GET BACK ON THE RWY, THE ACFT PITCHED SIDEWAYS & WAS DAMAGED. NO…
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.