Single-engine piston

N5496N

1944 Homebuilt J3C-85

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1944
Serial
44-80782
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Woelbing Aviation LLC (LLC)
Based
Franksville, WI
Registration record

N5496N on the FAA register

Type
1944 Homebuilt J3C-85
Serial
44-80782
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Woelbing Aviation LLC
Franksville, WI
Certificate issued
2018-03-14
Airworthiness date
1956-09-20
Registration expires
2028-03-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A6FC92
Mode S (octal)
51576222
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-03-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-03-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N5496N.
  • 1956-09-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1944
    Manufactured (1944).
Overview

About N5496N

N5496N is a 1944 Homebuilt J3C-85, serial number 44-80782. The FAA register lists Woelbing Aviation LLC as the registrant in Franksville, Wisconsin. The current certificate of registration was issued on March 14, 2018 and expires on March 31, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated September 20, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N5496N.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N5496N.

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.