Single-engine piston

N38678

1941 Piper J3L-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
7187
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Fairview, PA
Registration record

N38678 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J3L-65
Serial
7187
Engines
Lycoming O-145B series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Fairview, PA
Certificate issued
1988-08-04
Airworthiness date
1956-04-09
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A47502
Mode S (octal)
51072402
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-01-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1988-08-04
    Certificate of registration issued as N38678.
  • 1956-04-09
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N38678

N38678 is a 1941 Piper J3L-65, serial number 7187. It is registered to an individual in Fairview, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 4, 1988 and expires on January 31, 2028.

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 April 9, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38678.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38678.

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.