Single-engine piston

N30944

1940 Piper J3L-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
5223
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air Speed Development LLC (LLC)
Based
Helena, MT
Registration record

N30944 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J3L-65
Serial
5223
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Air Speed Development LLC
Helena, MT
Certificate issued
2022-04-07
Airworthiness date
1956-06-25
Registration expires
2029-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A343C2
Mode S (octal)
50641702
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-04-07
    Certificate of registration issued as N30944.
  • 1956-06-25
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N30944

N30944 is a 1940 Piper J3L-65, serial number 5223. The FAA register lists Air Speed Development LLC as the registrant in Helena, Montana. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 7, 2022 and expires on April 30, 2029.

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 25, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N30944.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N30944.

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.