Single-engine piston

N38097

1941 Piper J3F-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
6785
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Franklin 4AC176B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Aarestad Potato Co Ltd (Corporation)
Based
Halstad, MN
Registration record

N38097 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J3F-65
Serial
6785
Engines
Franklin 4AC176B series
Registered owner
Aarestad Potato Co Ltd
Halstad, MN
Certificate issued
1998-10-19
Airworthiness date
1956-03-10
Registration expires
2028-11-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A45EFD
Mode S (octal)
51057375
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-11-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1998-10-19
    Certificate of registration issued as N38097.
  • 1956-03-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N38097

N38097 is a 1941 Piper J3F-65, serial number 6785. The FAA register lists Aarestad Potato Co Ltd as the registrant in Halstad, Minnesota. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 19, 1998 and expires on November 30, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Franklin 4AC176B series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated March 10, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38097.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38097.

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.