N88000 is a 1946 Piper J3C-65 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 15617, registered in Waterford, MI. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Nov 30, 2027; the renewal window opens on May 30, 2027. It is powered by a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES rated at 65 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class. It is one of 3,190 J3C-65 aircraft in the FAA registry, 77 of them registered in Michigan. About 7% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jul 19, 2011.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Nov 30, 2027
- Registrant type
- Corporation
- Registered owner
- AIR N88000 INC
- Location
- Waterford, MI
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- East Michigan FSDO (EMI FSDO) · (734) 487-7222
- Certificate issued
- Nov 29, 2017
- Last FAA action
- Apr 1, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- AC2046
- Mode S code (octal)
- 53020106
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- PIPER
- Model
- J3C-65
- Year manufactured
- 1946
- Serial number
- 15617
- 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
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2011 | Williams Lake, MI | Piper J3C-65 this airframe | Substantial | Serious | CEN11CA498 |
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.