Single-engine piston

N27868

1940 Piper J4A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
41089
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum (Corporation)
Based
Hood River, OR
Registration record

N27868 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J4A
Serial
41089
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum
Hood River, OR
Certificate issued
2015-09-03
Airworthiness date
1961-06-19
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A2C77F
Mode S (octal)
50543577
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2015-09-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N27868.
  • 1961-06-19
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N27868

N27868 is a 1940 Piper J4A, serial number 41089. The FAA register lists Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum as the registrant in Hood River, Oregon. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 3, 2015 and expires on September 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated June 19, 1961.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N27868.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N27868.

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.