N3549W is a 1941 Piper J3C-65 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 6398, registered in Falls Church, VA. It is powered by a Cont Motor C85 SERIES rated at 85 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class (normal), issued Aug 20, 1999. It is one of 3,190 J3C-65 aircraft in the FAA registry, 75 of them registered in Virginia. About 82% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Sep 6, 2009.
FAA status: Registration pending. There is no expiration date on this record.
Registration
- FAA status
- Registration pending
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Falls Church, VA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Washington FSDO (DCA FSDO) · (703) 230-7664
- Last FAA action
- Mar 30, 2026
- Mode S code (hex)
- A3F751
- Mode S code (octal)
- 50773521
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- PIPER
- Model
- J3C-65
- Year manufactured
- 1941
- Serial number
- 6398
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES (85 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Aug 20, 1999
- Approved operations
- Normal
Public airports near Falls Church
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl Washington, DC | KDCA | 8 mi | Towered | A |
| Potomac Airfield Friendly, MD | KVKX | 15 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
| College Park College Park, MD | KCGS | 15 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A1+ |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
Earlier registrations of this number
| Canceled | Aircraft | Serial | Year | Exported to | Same airframe today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 1991 | PIPER PA-32-260 | 32436 |
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2009 | Mondovi, WI | Piper J3C-65 this airframe | Substantial | None | CEN09CA566 |
From the NTSB aviation accident database (events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026), matched by N-number. An N-number can move between aircraft, so each row is checked against the serial number on the current registration.