Single-engine piston

N65940

1943 Piper J5C

Not current (FAA status N) No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
5-1461
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Status
Not current (FAA status N)
Registered owner
Bavarian Barnstormers 2 Inc (Non-citizen corporation)
Based
North Fort Myers, FL
Registration record

N65940 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Piper J5C
Serial
5-1461
Engines
Lycoming O-235 series
Registered owner
Bavarian Barnstormers 2 Inc
North Fort Myers, FL
Certificate issued
2022-09-16
Airworthiness date
1956-07-16
Registration expires
2029-09-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
A8B126
Mode S (octal)
52130446
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Not current (FAA status N)
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2029-09-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2022-09-16
    Certificate of registration issued as N65940.
  • 1956-07-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N65940

N65940 is a 1943 Piper J5C, serial number 5-1461. The FAA register lists Bavarian Barnstormers 2 Inc as the registrant in North Fort Myers, Florida. The current certificate of registration was issued on September 16, 2022 and expires on September 30, 2029.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-235 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated July 16, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N65940.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N65940.

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.