Single-engine piston

N26189

1940 Piper J3L-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
4108
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Plainfield, IL
Registration record

N26189 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J3L-65
Serial
4108
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Plainfield, IL
Certificate issued
2005-05-16
Airworthiness date
1986-05-30
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A28646
Mode S (octal)
50503106
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2005-05-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N26189.
  • 1986-05-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N26189

N26189 is a 1940 Piper J3L-65, serial number 4108. It is registered to an individual in Plainfield, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 16, 2005 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 (normal), dated May 30, 1986.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N26189.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N26189.

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.