Single-engine piston

N27999

1940 Piper J5A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
5-78
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mc Bee, SC
Registration record

N27999 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J5A
Serial
5-78
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mc Bee, SC
Certificate issued
1969-07-15
Airworthiness date
1969-08-29
Registration expires
2027-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal, utility
Mode S (hex)
A2CBA0
Mode S (octal)
50545640
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1969-08-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal, utility)).
  • 1969-07-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N27999.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N27999

N27999 is a 1940 Piper J5A, serial number 5-78. It is registered to an individual in Mc Bee, South Carolina. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 15, 1969 and expires on November 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal, utility), dated August 29, 1969.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N27999.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N27999.

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.