Single-engine piston

N30497

1940 Piper J3L-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
4876
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Hamilton, MI
Registration record

N30497 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J3L-65
Serial
4876
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Hamilton, MI
Certificate issued
1997-10-27
Airworthiness date
2002-08-14
Registration expires
2028-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A331E1
Mode S (octal)
50630741
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).
  • 2002-08-14
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1997-10-27
    Certificate of registration issued as N30497.
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N30497

N30497 is a 1940 Piper J3L-65, serial number 4876. It is registered to an individual in Hamilton, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 27, 1997 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 (normal), dated August 14, 2002.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N30497.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N30497.

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.