Single-engine piston

N24500

1939 Piper J3L-65S

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1939
Serial
3233
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Ophelia Air LLC (LLC)
Based
Cherry Hill, NJ
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Registration record

N24500 on the FAA register

Type
1939 Piper J3L-65S
Serial
3233
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Ophelia Air LLC
Cherry Hill, NJ
Certificate issued
2025-09-28
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2032-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A24503
Mode S (octal)
50442403
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-09-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N24500.
  • 1982-07-05
    Accident at New Orleans, LA; damage: substantial.
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N24500

N24500 is a 1939 Piper J3L-65S, serial number 3233. The FAA register lists Ophelia Air LLC as the registrant in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 28, 2025 and expires on September 30, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-145B series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category.

N24500 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1982-07-05 Accident · New Orleans, LA Damage: Substantial NTSB · FTW82DA269
Reported aircraft: Piper J3L-65S

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.