N5050R is a 1945 Piper J3C-65 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 15301, registered in Dillingham, AK. It is powered by a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES rated at 65 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class, issued Dec 17, 1955. It is one of 3,190 J3C-65 aircraft in the FAA registry, 68 of them registered in Alaska. About 66% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jul 25, 2025.
FAA status: Registration pending - canceled. There is no expiration date on this record.
Registration
- FAA status
- Registration pending - canceled
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Dillingham, AK
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Anchorage FSDO (ANC FSDO) · (907) 280-6800 or (800) 294-5116
- Last FAA action
- Jul 30, 2025
- Mode S code (hex)
- A64EEB
- Mode S code (octal)
- 51447353
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- PIPER
- Model
- J3C-65
- Year manufactured
- 1945
- Serial number
- 15301
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type
- Reciprocating
- Engine
- CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 hp)
- Engines / seats
- 1 / 2
- Weight class
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Airworthiness
- Standard since Dec 17, 1955
Public airports near Dillingham
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillingham Dillingham, AK | PADL | 1 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, A |
| Tripod Aleknagik, AK | Z25 | 14 mi | Non-towered | - |
| Aleknagik Aleknagik, AK | Z33 | 15 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, MOGAS |
Straight-line distance from the registration city, from the FAA airport directory (NASR). The registry does not say where an aircraft is based.
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25, 2025 | Dillingham, AK | Piper J3C-65 this airframe | Substantial | Fatal | ANC25FA079 |
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.
Changes seen in the FAA file
- Status: Registration pending - pending cancellation → Registration pending - canceled
CheckAero compares the daily FAA registry files since Oct 21, 2026; earlier changes are not in this log.