Single-engine piston

N28118

1940 Piper J3L-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
4594
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Lakewood, CA
Registration record

N28118 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J3L-65
Serial
4594
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lakewood, CA
Certificate issued
2023-05-15
Airworthiness date
1956-06-22
Registration expires
2030-05-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A2D44E
Mode S (octal)
50552116
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-05-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-05-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N28118.
  • 1956-06-22
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N28118

N28118 is a 1940 Piper J3L-65, serial number 4594. It is registered to an individual in Lakewood, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 15, 2023 and expires on May 31, 2030.

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, dated June 22, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N28118.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N28118.

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.