Single-engine piston

N38698

1941 Piper J5A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
5-1055
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Worldwide Technical Services Inc (Corporation)
Based
Bulger, PA
Registration record

N38698 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J5A
Serial
5-1055
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Worldwide Technical Services Inc
Bulger, PA
Certificate issued
1998-07-13
Airworthiness date
1999-04-08
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A47548
Mode S (octal)
51072510
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).
  • 1999-04-08
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1998-07-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N38698.
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N38698

N38698 is a 1941 Piper J5A, serial number 5-1055. The FAA register lists Worldwide Technical Services Inc as the registrant in Bulger, Pennsylvania. The current certificate of registration was issued on July 13, 1998 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated April 8, 1999.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38698.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38698.

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.