Single-engine piston

N42083

1945 Homebuilt J3C-85

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1945
Serial
14310
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Lakeway, TX
Registration record

N42083 on the FAA register

Type
1945 Homebuilt J3C-85
Serial
14310
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Lakeway, TX
Certificate issued
2024-04-11
Airworthiness date
1955-11-12
Registration expires
2031-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A4FF2B
Mode S (octal)
51177453
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-04-11
    Certificate of registration issued as N42083.
  • 1955-11-12
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1945
    Manufactured (1945).
Overview

About N42083

N42083 is a 1945 Homebuilt J3C-85, serial number 14310. It is registered to co-owners in Lakeway, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 11, 2024 and expires on April 30, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C85 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated November 12, 1955.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N42083.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N42083.

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.