Single-engine piston

N21561

1938 Piper J3P

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1938
Serial
2474
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lenape AR3-160
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
Registration record

N21561 on the FAA register

Type
1938 Piper J3P
Serial
2474
Engines
Lenape AR3-160
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2012-08-01
Airworthiness date
1964-08-24
Registration expires
2028-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A1CF59
Mode S (octal)
50347531
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2012-08-01
    Certificate of registration issued as N21561.
  • 1970-09-12
    Accident at Woodbridge,Va, 46; damage: substantial.
  • 1964-08-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1938
    Manufactured (1938).
Overview

About N21561

N21561 is a 1938 Piper J3P, serial number 2474. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 1, 2012 and expires on August 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lenape AR3-160 engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 24, 1964.

N21561 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1970-09-12 Accident · Woodbridge,Va, 46 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 3704
Reported aircraft: Piper J3P

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.