Single-engine piston

N26769

1940 Piper J3L

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1940
Serial
4165
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Cascade Aerial Services LLC (LLC)
Based
Chehalis, WA
Registration record

N26769 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J3L
Serial
4165
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Cascade Aerial Services LLC
Chehalis, WA
Certificate issued
2026-02-23
Airworthiness date
1977-08-08
Registration expires
2033-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A29C4A
Mode S (octal)
50516112
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2033-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2026-02-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N26769.
  • 1979-06-03
    Accident at Napoleon,Mi, 22; damage: destroyed.
  • 1977-08-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N26769

N26769 is a 1940 Piper J3L, serial number 4165. The FAA register lists Cascade Aerial Services LLC as the registrant in Chehalis, Washington. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 23, 2026 and expires on February 28, 2033.

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 (normal), dated August 8, 1977.

N26769 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: destroyed); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1979-06-03 Accident · Napoleon,Mi, 22 Damage: Destroyed NTSB · 3 1749
Reported aircraft: Piper J3L
Probable cause: 25 FT ABOVE GROUND LEVEL.

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.