N946PD is a 1947 Piper J3C-65 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 22698, registered in El Cajon, CA. It is powered by a Cont Motor C85 SERIES rated at 85 hp. Its airworthiness certificate is in the multiple class (standard, restricted, agriculture and pest control), issued Jun 9, 1956. It is one of 3,190 J3C-65 aircraft in the FAA registry, 189 of them registered in California. About 2% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on Jul 24, 2021.
FAA status: Sale reported - canceled. There is no expiration date on this record.
Registration
- FAA status
- Sale reported - canceled
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- El Cajon, CA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- San Diego FSDO (SAN FSDO) · (858) 810-2626
- Last FAA action
- Oct 4, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- AD24BB
- Mode S code (octal)
- 53222273
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- PIPER
- Model
- J3C-65
- Year manufactured
- 1947
- Serial number
- 22698
- 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
- Multiple since Jun 9, 1956
- Approved operations
- Standard, Restricted, Agriculture and pest control
Public airports near El Cajon
| Airport | ID | Distance | Tower | Fuel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillespie Field San Diego/El Cajon, CA | KSEE | 2 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
| Montgomery-Gibbs Executive San Diego, CA | KMYF | 10 mi | Towered | 100LL, A, A+, UL94 |
| San Diego International San Diego, CA | KSAN | 14 mi | Towered | 100LL, A |
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 24, 2021 | Sandpoint, ID | Piper J3C-65 this airframe | Substantial | None | WPR21LA302 |
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.