Single-engine piston

N9649H

1943 Piper L-4B

Registered 1 NTSB/FAA record
Built
1943
Serial
9439
Class
Single-engine piston
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
Individual · sign in to see
Based
League City, TX
Registration record

N9649H on the FAA register

Type
1943 Piper L-4B
Serial
9439
Engines
Continental A&C65 series
Registered owner
Individual — the name of an individual registrant is shown to signed-in users. Sign in
League City, TX
Certificate issued
2025-02-14
Airworthiness date
1957-01-15
Registration expires
2032-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard
Mode S (hex)
AD6E9D
Mode S (octal)
53267235
Seats (type)
2
Weight class
up to 12,499 lb
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2032-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2025-02-14
    Certificate of registration issued as N9649H.
  • 1968-09-06
    Accident at Wooster,Ohio, 35; damage: substantial.
  • 1957-01-15
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category).
  • 1943
    Manufactured (1943).
Overview

About N9649H

N9649H is a 1943 Piper L-4B, serial number 9439. It is registered to an individual in League City, Texas. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 14, 2025 and expires on February 29, 2032.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as a single-engine piston, one Continental A&C65 series engine and 2 seats. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category, dated January 15, 1957.

N9649H has 1 accident/incident record on file (most serious damage: substantial); details are below.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

1968-09-06 Accident · Wooster,Ohio, 35 Damage: Substantial NTSB · 3 4522
Reported aircraft: Piper J-3
Probable cause: GUSTING TO 18K.

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.