Single-engine piston

N22881

1939 Piper J4A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1939
Serial
4-502
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Piper Aviation Museum Foundation (Corporation)
Based
Lock Haven, PA
Registration record

N22881 on the FAA register

Type
1939 Piper J4A
Serial
4-502
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Piper Aviation Museum Foundation
Lock Haven, PA
Certificate issued
2017-11-13
Airworthiness date
1954-08-23
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A20243
Mode S (octal)
50401103
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2017-11-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N22881.
  • 1954-08-23
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N22881

N22881 is a 1939 Piper J4A, serial number 4-502. The FAA register lists Piper Aviation Museum Foundation as the registrant in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 13, 2017 and expires on November 30, 2027.

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 August 23, 1954.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N22881.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N22881.

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.