Single-engine piston

N35288

1941 Piper J5A

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1941
Serial
5-605
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC (LLC)
Based
Hollywood, FL
Registration record

N35288 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J5A
Serial
5-605
Engines
Lycoming O-320 series
Registered owner
Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC
Hollywood, FL
Certificate issued
2004-08-30
Airworthiness date
1994-05-26
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Restricted
Mode S (hex)
A3EFCC
Mode S (octal)
50767714
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2004-08-30
    Certificate of registration issued as N35288.
  • 2001-02-15
    Accident at Hollywood, FL; damage: substantial.
  • 1994-05-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (restricted category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N35288

N35288 is a 1941 Piper J5A, serial number 5-605. The FAA register lists Van Wagner Aerial Media LLC as the registrant in Hollywood, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 30, 2004 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-320 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is restricted category, dated May 26, 1994.

N35288 has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

2001-02-15 Accident · Hollywood, FL Damage: Substantial NTSB · MIA01LA083
Reported aircraft: Piper J5A
Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision and inadequate fuel consumption calculations that resulted in fuel exhaustion and substantial damage to the aircraft as a result of a hard landing during the emergency descent/landing.

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.