Single-engine piston

N41BF

1941 Piper J3F-65

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1941
Serial
6437
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Franklin 4AC176B series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Port Jervis, NY
Registration record

N41BF on the FAA register

Type
1941 Piper J3F-65
Serial
6437
Engines
Franklin 4AC176B series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Port Jervis, NY
Certificate issued
1997-03-13
Airworthiness date
1956-08-31
Registration expires
2029-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4D1E6
Mode S (octal)
51150746
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 1997-03-13
    Certificate of registration issued as N41BF to the current registrant.
  • 1996-07-09
    N41BF previously assigned to a Homebuilt Long-Ez (s/n 92); cancelled.
  • 1956-08-31
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1941
    Manufactured (1941).
Overview

About N41BF

N41BF is a 1941 Piper J3F-65, serial number 6437. It is registered to an individual in Port Jervis, New York. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 13, 1997 and expires on December 31, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Franklin 4AC176B series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated August 31, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for this airframe as N41BF. 1 earlier record involves a different aircraft that carried the same N-number.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1995-05-07 Accident · Los Angeles, CA Damage: Destroyed Serious injury NTSB · LAX95LA180
Reported aircraft: Davenport Long-Ez — a different aircraft that carried the N41BF registration before this airframe.
Probable cause: fuel starvation due to a modification of the fuel system that rendered it incapable of maintaining adequate fuel pressure. The builder/pilot's lack of understanding of the fuel system was a factor in this accident.

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.