Single-engine piston

N27858

1940 Piper J4A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1940
Serial
4-1078
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Iowa City, IA
Registration record

N27858 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J4A
Serial
4-1078
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Iowa City, IA
Certificate issued
2023-08-14
Airworthiness date
1958-08-25
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A2C75C
Mode S (octal)
50543534
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N27858.
  • 1968-05-05
    Accident at Berlin,Nj, 30; damage: substantial.
  • 1958-08-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N27858

N27858 is a 1940 Piper J4A, serial number 4-1078. It is registered to an individual in Iowa City, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 14, 2023 and expires on August 31, 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, dated August 25, 1958.

N27858 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-05-05 Accident · Berlin,Nj, 30 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 1380
Reported aircraft: Piper J-4
Probable cause: ED IN PLOWED FLD.

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.