Single-engine piston

N9385H

1946 Piper J-3C

Registered No accidents on file
Built
1946
Serial
18229
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental C85 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
Oceanside, CA
Registration record

N9385H on the FAA register

Type
1946 Piper J-3C
Serial
18229
Engines
Continental C85 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
Oceanside, CA
Certificate issued
2021-06-28
Airworthiness date
1965-03-16
Registration expires
2028-06-30
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD0670
Mode S (octal)
53203160
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-06-30
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2021-06-28
    Certificate of registration issued as N9385H.
  • 1965-03-16
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1946
    Manufactured (1946).
Overview

About N9385H

N9385H is a 1946 Piper J-3C, serial number 18229. It is registered to an individual in Oceanside, California. The current certificate of registration was issued on June 28, 2021 and expires on June 30, 2028.

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, dated March 16, 1965.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N9385H.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N9385H.

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.