Single-engine piston

N40986

1941 Piper J5B

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
5-1220
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O&GO-145C series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Air America Inc (Corporation)
Based
Stow, MA
Registration record

N40986 on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J5B
Serial
5-1220
Engines
Lycoming O&GO-145C series
Registered owner
Air America Inc
Stow, MA
Certificate issued
2014-04-29
Airworthiness date
1955-08-26
Registration expires
2027-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4D19F
Mode S (octal)
51150637
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2027-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2014-04-29
    Certificate of registration issued as N40986.
  • 1955-08-26
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N40986

N40986 is a 1941 Piper J5B, serial number 5-1220. The FAA register lists Air America Inc as the registrant in Stow, Massachusetts. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 29, 2014 and expires on April 30, 2027.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O&GO-145C series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 26, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N40986.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N40986.

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.