Single-engine piston

N38712

1941 Piper J5A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
51068
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A75-9
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Sunset, LA
Registration record

N38712 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J5A
Serial
51068
Engines
Continental A75-9
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Sunset, LA
Certificate issued
2023-09-16
Airworthiness date
2010-07-06
Registration expires
2030-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A477E1
Mode S (octal)
51073741
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N38712 to the current registrant.
  • 2010-07-06
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1990-08-24
    N38712 previously assigned to a Piper Seneca II (s/n 347770334); cancelled.
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N38712

N38712 is a 1941 Piper J5A, serial number 51068. It is registered to an individual in Sunset, Louisiana. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 2023 and expires on September 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A75-9 engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated July 6, 2010.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38712.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38712.

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.