Single-engine piston

N49500

1942 Piper J3C-65S

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1942
Serial
G-3
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C90 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Co-owned · sign in to see
Based
Cottonwood, CA
Registration record

N49500 on the FAA register

Type
1942 Piper J3C-65S
Serial
G-3
Engines
Continental C90 series
Registered owner
Co-owned — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Cottonwood, CA
Certificate issued
2021-12-17
Airworthiness date
1992-04-01
Registration expires
2028-12-31
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A6251C
Mode S (octal)
51422434
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-12-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-12-17
    Certificate of registration issued as N49500.
  • 1992-04-01
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1942
    Manufactured (1942).
Overview

About N49500

N49500 is a 1942 Piper J3C-65S, serial number G-3. It is registered to co-owners in Cottonwood, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on December 17, 2021 and expires on December 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental C90 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated April 1, 1992.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N49500.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N49500.

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.