Aircraft record

N984161946 Piper J3C-65

Registration validUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 20, 2026

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (destroyed damage, May 2025)No ADs since 1998 matched

Registration: Valid; expires Jan 31, 2028
Based in: Goddard, KS; owner city / state
Engine: A&C65 SERIES · 65 hp; Cont Motor
Owners: 1; since 1975
NTSB events: 1; destroyed, 2025
ADs may apply: 0; confirm with A&P
Service reports: 0; since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026

Registered owner: Individual owner
City, state: Goddard, KS
Certificate issued: Aug 8, 1975
Expires: Jan 31, 2028
Airworthiness: Standard
Airworthiness date: Jul 14, 1956

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: J3C-65
Year: 1946
Serial number: 18604
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: ADBC9A

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

1975 – nowIndividual ownerGoddard, KS · 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 · destroyed

May 4, 2025 · Wilson, KS

On May 4, 2025, about 1325 central daylight time, a Piper J3C-65 airplane, N98416 was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Wilson, Kansas. The pilot was fatally injured. The flight was operated under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 as a personal flight. The accident airplane and another airplane, piloted by the pilot’s friend, departed Eck Field…

Damage: Destroyed
Injuries: Fatal
Report: CEN25FA166

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for CEN25FA166)

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 (0)

No Service Difficulty Reports found for this airframe since 1995.

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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