Single-engine piston

N38079

1941 Piper J3L-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
6775
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Wingnut Inc (Corporation)
Based
Wilmington, DE
Registration record

N38079 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J3L-65
Serial
6775
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Wingnut Inc
Wilmington, DE
Certificate issued
1999-05-26
Airworthiness date
1957-08-30
Registration expires
2030-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A45EB9
Mode S (octal)
51057271
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1999-05-26
    Certificate of registration issued as N38079.
  • 1957-08-30
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N38079

N38079 is a 1941 Piper J3L-65, serial number 6775. The FAA register lists Wingnut Inc as the registrant in Wilmington, Delaware. The current certificate of registration was issued on May 26, 1999 and expires on April 30, 2030.

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 August 30, 1957.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38079.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38079.

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.