N98568 is a 1946 Piper J3C-65 (fixed wing single engine) with serial number 18787, registered in Lake Ariel, PA. Its FAA registration is valid and runs until Oct 31, 2028; the renewal window opens on Apr 30, 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 15, 1956. It is one of 3,190 J3C-65 aircraft in the FAA registry, 124 of them registered in Pennsylvania. About 7% of them were built after it. The NTSB accident database lists one record for this airframe since 2008, the latest on May 13, 2012.
Registration
- FAA status
- Valid registration
- Expires
- Oct 31, 2028
- Registrant type
- Individual
- Registered owner
- Individual owner, name not shown
- Location
- Lake Ariel, PA
- Local FAA office (FSDO)
- Allentown FSDO (ABE FSDO) · (610) 264-2888
- Certificate issued
- Oct 19, 2021
- Last FAA action
- Jun 16, 2023
- Mode S code (hex)
- ADC102
- Mode S code (octal)
- 53340402
- Official record
- registry.faa.gov
Aircraft
- Manufacturer
- PIPER
- Model
- J3C-65
- Year manufactured
- 1946
- Serial number
- 18787
- 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 15, 1956
NTSB accident and incident records
| Date | Place | Aircraft (as NTSB recorded it) | Damage | Highest injury | NTSB no. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2012 | South Canaan, PA | Piper J3C-65 this airframe | Substantial | Minor | ERA12LA335 |
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.