Single-engine piston

N40870

1941 Piper J5A

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
5-1175
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Braska Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Caro, MI
Registration record

N40870 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J5A
Serial
5-1175
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Braska Aviation LLC
Caro, MI
Certificate issued
2023-08-03
Airworthiness date
1963-05-02
Registration expires
2030-08-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A4CDBF
Mode S (octal)
51146677
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-08-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-08-03
    Certificate of registration issued as N40870.
  • 1963-05-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N40870

N40870 is a 1941 Piper J5A, serial number 5-1175. The FAA register lists Braska Aviation LLC as the registrant in Caro, Michigan. The current certificate of registration was issued on August 3, 2023 and expires on August 31, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated May 2, 1963.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40870.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40870.

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.