Single-engine piston

N21879

1938 Piper J3C-50

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1938
Serial
2657
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Greenville, PA
Registration record

N21879 on the FAA register

Type
1938 Piper J3C-50
Serial
2657
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Greenville, PA
Certificate issued
2017-07-10
Airworthiness date
1957-07-24
Registration expires
2027-07-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A1DAA9
Mode S (octal)
50355251
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-07-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-07-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N21879.
  • 1957-07-24
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1938
    Manufactured (1938).
Overview

About N21879

N21879 is a 1938 Piper J3C-50, serial number 2657. It is registered to co-owners in Greenville, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2017 and expires on July 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated July 24, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N21879.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N21879.

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.