N88220 is a 1946 Piper J3C-65 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 15837, registered in Green Bay, WI. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Feb 28, 2029; the renewal window opens on Aug 28, 2028. It is powered by a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES rated at 65 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the standard class, issued Jul 17, 1958. It is one of 3,190 J3C-65 aircraft in the FAA registry, 134 of them registered in Wisconsin. About 7% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jul 13, 2025.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Feb 28, 2029
- Registrant type
- LLC
- Registered owner
- BOYS CUB LLC
- Location
- Green Bay, WI
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Milwaukee FSDO (MKE FSDO) · (414) 486-2920
- Certificate issued
- Feb 24, 2022
- Last FAA action
- Jul 18, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- AC27FA
- Mode S code (octal)
- 53023772
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- PIPER
- Model
- J3C-65
- Year manufactured
- 1946
- Serial number
- 15837
- 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 Jul 17, 1958
Public airports near Green Bay
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay/Austin Straubel International Green Bay, WI | KGRB | 8 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| Carter Pulaski, WI | 92C | 14 mi | Non-towered | 100LL, UL94 |
| Oconto/J Douglas Bake Municipal Oconto, WI | KOCQ | 25 mi | Non-towered | 100LL |
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 13, 2025 | Howard, WI | Piper J3C-65 this airframe | Substantial | None | CEN25LA249 |
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.