Single-engine piston

N33279

1940 Piper J5A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1940
Serial
5-480
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Simi Valley, CA
Registration record

N33279 on the FAA register

Type
1940 Piper J5A
Serial
5-480
Engines
Continental A&C75 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Simi Valley, CA
Certificate issued
2025-02-24
Airworthiness date
1956-03-12
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A3A0AC
Mode S (octal)
50720254
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-24
    Certificate of registration issued as N33279.
  • 1956-03-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1940
    Manufactured (1940).
Overview

About N33279

N33279 is a 1940 Piper J5A, serial number 5-480. It is registered to co-owners in Simi Valley, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 24, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

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 standard category, dated March 12, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N33279.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N33279.

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.