Single-engine piston

N35252

1941 Piper J3L-65

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1941
Serial
6246
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Mansfield Heliflight Inc (Corporation)
Based
Milton, VT
Registration record

N35252 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J3L-65
Serial
6246
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Mansfield Heliflight Inc
Milton, VT
Certificate issued
2013-11-06
Airworthiness date
1997-10-29
Registration expires
2029-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A3EF5D
Mode S (octal)
50767535
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2013-11-06
    Certificate of registration issued as N35252 to the current registrant.
  • 2013-03-30
    Accident at Daytona Beach, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1997-10-29
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1989-10-19
    N35252 previously assigned to a Cessna 177B / 172E Skyhawk (s/n 17702291); cancelled.
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N35252

N35252 is a 1941 Piper J3L-65, serial number 6246. The FAA register lists Mansfield Heliflight Inc as the registrant in Milton, Vermont. The current certificate of registration was issued on November 6, 2013 and expires on November 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 29, 1997.

N35252 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2013-03-30 Accident · Daytona Beach, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · ERA13CA223
Reported aircraft: Piper J3L-65
Probable cause: The pilot s failure to maintain directional control during landing, resulting in a runway excursion. Contributing to the accident was the pilot s improper decision to land with a tailwind.
1986-06-04 Accident · Fullerton, CA Damage: Destroyed Fatal injury NTSB · LAX86FA240
Reported aircraft: Cessna 177B — a different aircraft that carried the N35252 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.