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N98548Piper J3C-65 · 1946

StandardCont Motor C85 SERIESElizabethtown, NC

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N98548 is a 1946 Piper J3C-65. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 2 seats, powered by a Cont Motor C85 series rated at 85 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Elizabethtown, NC. FAA records list it as manufactured in 1946. It has been registered to its current owner since Apr 2024.

80 years old
1 of 3,209 Piper J3C-65
No NTSB events on record

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2024

FAA record · Apr 2024 · Registration

Registered to current owner

Registrant based in Elizabethtown, NC.

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About the Piper J3C-65

About the model

The J-3 Cub: a two-seat tandem taildragger with a fabric-covered steel-tube fuselage, flown solo from the rear seat. Among the most recognisable light aircraft ever built.

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Aircraft

ManufacturerPiper

ModelJ3C-65

Year1946

CategoryStandard

TypeFixed-wing single-engine

Serial18759

EngineCont Motor C85 SERIES

Horsepower85

Seats2

BasedElizabethtown, NC

RegistrantIndividual

Safety record

No NTSB accidents or incidents on record

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Registration history

2024 — present

Registered owner · Elizabethtown, NC

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