Single-engine piston

N21478

1938 Piper J3C-50

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1938
Serial
2502
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Stillwater, MN
Registration record

N21478 on the FAA register

Type
1938 Piper J3C-50
Serial
2502
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Stillwater, MN
Certificate issued
2009-09-04
Airworthiness date
1956-01-17
Registration expires
2028-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A1CBCC
Mode S (octal)
50345714
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2009-09-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N21478.
  • 1956-01-17
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1938
    Manufactured (1938).
Overview

About N21478

N21478 is a 1938 Piper J3C-50, serial number 2502. It is registered to an individual in Stillwater, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 4, 2009 and expires on April 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated January 17, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N21478.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N21478.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.