Single-engine piston

N28161

1940 Piper J5A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
5-122
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC (LLC)
Based
Hollywood, FL
Registration record

N28161 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J5A
Serial
5-122
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC
Hollywood, FL
Certificate issued
2004-08-31
Airworthiness date
—
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Experimental · research & development
Mode S (hex)
A2D4F6
Mode S (octal)
50552366
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-08-31
    Certificate of registration issued as N28161.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N28161

N28161 is a 1940 Piper J5A, serial number 5-122. The FAA register lists Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC as the registrant in Hollywood, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 31, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C75 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is experimental category (research & development).

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N28161.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N28161.

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.