Single-engine piston

N27053

1940 Piper J5A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
5-20
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Woodstock, IL
Registration record

N27053 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J5A
Serial
5-20
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Woodstock, IL
Certificate issued
2013-09-09
Airworthiness date
1960-07-15
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A2A99F
Mode S (octal)
50524637
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-09-09
    Certificate of registration issued as N27053.
  • 1960-07-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N27053

N27053 is a 1940 Piper J5A, serial number 5-20. It is registered to an individual in Woodstock, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 9, 2013 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 15, 1960.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N27053.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N27053.

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.