Single-engine piston

N38787

1941 Piper J3F-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
7264
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90-12F
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Onawa Flying Service (Corporation)
Based
Sioux City, IA
Registration record

N38787 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J3F-65
Serial
7264
Engines
Continental C90-12F
Registered owner
Onawa Flying Service
Sioux City, IA
Certificate issued
2021-01-25
Airworthiness date
2009-08-12
Registration expires
2028-01-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A478DB
Mode S (octal)
51074333
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).
  • 2021-01-25
    Certificate of registration issued as N38787.
  • 2009-08-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N38787

N38787 is a 1941 Piper J3F-65, serial number 7264. The FAA register lists Onawa Flying Service as the registrant in Sioux City, Iowa. The current certificate of registration was issued on January 25, 2021 and expires on January 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90-12F engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated August 12, 2009.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N38787.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N38787.

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.