Single-engine piston

N28151

1940 Piper J5C

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1940
Serial
5-119
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Churchville, NY
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Registration record

N28151 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J5C
Serial
5-119
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Churchville, NY
Certificate issued
2000-07-10
Airworthiness date
1956-01-21
Registration expires
2027-10-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A2D4D3
Mode S (octal)
50552323
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-08-01
    Accident at Rochester, NY; damage: substantial.
  • 2000-07-10
    Certificate of registration issued as N28151.
  • 1956-01-21
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N28151

N28151 is a 1940 Piper J5C, serial number 5-119. It is registered to an individual in Churchville, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 10, 2000 and expires on October 31, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated January 21, 1956.

N28151 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2025-08-01 Accident · Rochester, NY Damage: Substantial Fatal injury NTSB · ERA25FA283
Reported aircraft: Piper J5C
Preliminary report: On August 1, 2025, about 1330 eastern daylight time, a Piper J5C, NC 28151, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Rochester, New York. The passenger was fatally injured, and the pilot was seriously injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot, the airplane had not flown in several months and he had to remove mud dauber nests from the wings. They took off from a private runway, which was the owner/passenger’s, on the west side of Rochester, New York and flew east for about 30 minutes to Whitfords Airport (B16), Weedsport, New York. They put 6 gallons of fuel in the airplane. The fuel…
NTSB report ↗

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.