Single-engine piston

N32809

1945 Piper J3L-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
5618
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Mc Alpin, FL
Registration record

N32809 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Piper J3L-65
Serial
5618
Engines
Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Mc Alpin, FL
Certificate issued
2003-12-29
Airworthiness date
1945-05-02
Registration expires
2029-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A38E82
Mode S (octal)
50707202
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2003-12-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N32809 to the current registrant.
  • 1990-09-07
    N32809 previously assigned to a Beechcraft G18S (s/n BA473); cancelled.
  • 1975-01-21
    N32809 previously assigned to a Piper Arrow II (s/n 28R-7535092); cancelled.
  • 1945-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
Overview

About N32809

N32809 is a 1945 Piper J3L-65, serial number 5618. It is registered to an individual in Mc Alpin, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 29, 2003 and expires on January 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Ama/Expr UNKNOWN ENG engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 2, 1945.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N32809. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1984-11-02 Accident · Laconia, NH Damage: Destroyed Minor injury NTSB · NYC85LA018
Reported aircraft: Beechcraft G18S — a different aircraft that carried the N32809 registration before this airframe.

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.