Single-engine piston

N85DF

1939 Piper J3L

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1939
Serial
2931
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Franklin 4AC199D&E series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
J3 Shenanigans LLC (LLC)
Based
Warrensburg, MO
Registration record

N85DF on the FAA register

Type
1939 Piper J3L
Serial
2931
Engines
Franklin 4AC199D&E series
Registered owner
J3 Shenanigans LLC
Warrensburg, MO
Certificate issued
2024-10-05
Airworthiness date
1956-11-02
Registration expires
2031-10-31
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
ABA550
Mode S (octal)
52722520
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2031-10-31
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2024-10-05
    Certificate of registration issued as N85DF.
  • 1956-11-02
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1939
    Manufactured (1939).
Overview

About N85DF

N85DF is a 1939 Piper J3L, serial number 2931. The FAA register lists J3 Shenanigans LLC as the registrant in Warrensburg, Missouri. The current certificate of registration was issued on October 5, 2024 and expires on October 31, 2031.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Franklin 4AC199D&E series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated November 2, 1956.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N85DF.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N85DF.

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.