Single-engine piston

N70281

1946 Homebuilt J3C-85

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
17262
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Anchorage, KY
Registration record

N70281 on the FAA register

Type
1946 Homebuilt J3C-85
Serial
17262
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Anchorage, KY
Certificate issued
2025-04-15
Airworthiness date
1964-04-10
Registration expires
2032-04-30
Airworthiness class
Standard · normal
Mode S (hex)
A95F86
Mode S (octal)
52257606
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-04-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-04-15
    Certificate of registration issued as N70281.
  • 1964-04-10
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (normal)).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N70281

N70281 is a 1946 Homebuilt J3C-85, serial number 17262. It is registered to an individual in Anchorage, Kentucky. The current certificate of registration was issued on April 15, 2025 and expires on April 30, 2032.

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 (normal), dated April 10, 1964.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N70281.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N70281.

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.