Single-engine piston

N30688

1940 Piper J3L-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
5022
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Cerritos, CA
Registration record

N30688 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J3L-65
Serial
5022
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cerritos, CA
Certificate issued
1992-04-23
Airworthiness date
1958-04-18
Registration expires
2030-02-28
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A3392D
Mode S (octal)
50634455
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-02-28
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1992-04-23
    Certificate of registration issued as N30688.
  • 1958-04-18
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N30688

N30688 is a 1940 Piper J3L-65, serial number 5022. It is registered to co-owners in Cerritos, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 23, 1992 and expires on February 28, 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 April 18, 1958.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N30688.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N30688.

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.