Single-engine piston

N25730

1940 Piper J3C-65S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
3690
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Orton Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Walker, MN
Registration record

N25730 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J3C-65S
Serial
3690
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Orton Aviation LLC
Walker, MN
Certificate issued
2023-03-23
Airworthiness date
1974-11-01
Registration expires
2030-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A27459
Mode S (octal)
50472131
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-03-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N25730.
  • 1974-11-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N25730

N25730 is a 1940 Piper J3C-65S, serial number 3690. The FAA register lists Orton Aviation LLC as the registrant in Walker, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 23, 2023 and expires on March 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated November 1, 1974.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N25730.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N25730.

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.