Single-engine piston

N68490

1943 Piper J5C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1943
Serial
5-1456
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Santa Maria, CA
Registration record

N68490 on the FAA register

Type
1943 Piper J5C
Serial
5-1456
Engines
Lycoming O-290 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Santa Maria, CA
Certificate issued
2023-06-12
Airworthiness date
1997-10-20
Registration expires
2030-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A915BF
Mode S (octal)
52212677
Seats (type)
3
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2030-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2023-06-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N68490.
  • 1997-10-20
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N68490

N68490 is a 1943 Piper J5C, serial number 5-1456. It is registered to an individual in Santa Maria, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 12, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2030.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Lycoming O-290 series engine and 3 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (normal), dated October 20, 1997.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N68490.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N68490.

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.