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PIPER J3L

14 registered · 1939–1946 · 3 NTSB events · 11 ADs

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Fixed Wing Single Engine · CONT MOTOR A&C75 SERIES · as of Sep 21, 2026

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Distribution · currently registered

By state (top 10)

  • WA 14.3% 2
  • SD 7.1% 1
  • CA 7.1% 1
  • FL 7.1% 1
  • MN 7.1% 1
  • TX 7.1% 1
  • ME 7.1% 1
  • PA 7.1% 1
  • NY 7.1% 1
  • SC 7.1% 1

+3 more states

By decade of manufacture

  • 1930s 28.6% 4
  • 1940s 35.7% 5
  • Unknown 35.7% 5

NTSB records

3 event(s) on file. Showing the most recent 3.

Airworthiness directives

11 directive(s) on file. Showing the most recent 11.

  • Feb 13, 2025

    Airworthiness Directives; FS 2001 Corp, FS 2002 Corporation, FS 2003 Corporation, Piper, and Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes

    The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain FS 2001 Corp, FS 2002 Corporation, FS 2003 Corporation, Piper, and Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of broken rudders. This AD requires replacing any rudder equipped with a rudder post made from a certain carbon s…

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  • Oct 6, 2023

    Airworthiness Directives; FS 2001 Corp, FS 2002 Corporation, FS 2003 Corporation, Piper, and Piper Aircraft, Inc. Airplanes

    The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain FS 2001 Corp, FS 2002 Corporation, FS 2003 Corporation, Piper, and Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of broken rudders. This proposed AD would require replacing any rudder equipped with a rudder post…

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  • Apr 29, 2015

    Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts

    We are superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 99-01-05 R1, which applied to certain aircraft equipped with wing lift struts. AD 99-01-05 R1 required repetitively inspecting the wing lift struts for corrosion; repetitively inspecting the wing lift strut forks for cracks; replacing any corroded wing lift strut; replac…

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  • Dec 31, 2014

    Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts

    We propose to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 99-01-05 R1, which applies to certain aircraft equipped with wing lift struts. AD 99-01-05 R1 currently requires repetitively inspecting the wing lift struts for corrosion; repetitively inspecting the wing lift strut forks for cracks; replacing any corroded wing lif…

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  • Dec 31, 2013

    Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts

    The FAA is correcting an airworthiness directive (AD) that published in the Federal Register. That AD applies to certain aircraft equipped with wing lift struts. The list of affected airplanes in the Applicability section is incorrect. Several Piper Aircraft, Inc. Model PA-18 airplanes were inadvertently omitted from…

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  • Dec 10, 2013

    Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped with Wing Lift Struts

    We are revising Airworthiness Directive (AD) 99-01-05 for certain aircraft equipped with wing lift struts. AD 99-01-05 required repetitively inspecting the wing lift struts for corrosion; repetitively inspecting the wing lift strut forks for cracks; replacing any corroded wing lift strut; replacing any cracked wing li…

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  • Jan 16, 2013

    Airworthiness Directives; Various Aircraft Equipped With Wing Lift Struts

    We propose to revise an existing airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain aircraft equipped with wing lift struts. The existing AD currently requires repetitively inspecting the wing lift struts for corrosion; repetitively inspecting the wing lift strut forks for cracks; replacing any corroded wing lift st…

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  • Dec 3, 2001

    Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International GNS 430 Units

    This amendment adopts a new airworthiness directive (AD) that applies to certain GARMIN International (GARMIN) GNS 430 units that are installed on aircraft. This AD requires you to modify the unit to incorporate circuitry changes to the GNS 430 unit's deviation and flag outputs. This AD is the result of reports of ina…

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  • Aug 6, 2001

    Airworthiness Directives; GARMIN International GNS 430 Units

    This document proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would apply to certain GARMIN International (GARMIN) GNS 430 units that are installed on aircraft. The proposed AD would require you to modify the unit to incorporate circuitry changes to the GNS 430 unit's deviation and flag outputs. The proposed…

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  • Dec 31, 1998

    Airworthiness Directives; All Airplane Models of The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) That Are Equipped with Wing Lift Struts

    This amendment supersedes Airworthiness Directive (AD) 93-10- 06, which currently requires repetitively inspecting the wing lift struts and wing lift strut forks for cracks or corrosion on all airplane models of The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) that are equipped with wing lift struts, and replacing any strut or fo…

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  • Apr 23, 1998

    Airworthiness Directives; All Models of The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Formerly Piper Aircraft Corporation) Airplanes Equipped With Wing Lift Struts

    This document proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 93-10-06, which currently applies to all models of The New Piper Aircraft, Inc. (Piper) airplanes equipped with wing lift struts. AD 93- 10-06 requires repetitively inspecting the wing lift struts and wing lift strut forks for cracks or corrosion, and re…

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Type certificate data sheets · 1 match in the FAA catalog

  • A-698 Piper Aircraft Inc. Historical Rev 14 · 08/07/2006

    Models: J3L, J3L-65S, J3L-65 (Army L-4C), J3L-S

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Supplemental type certificates · 123 on file

+ 93 more STCs on file

Advisory circulars & Federal Register

Registered N-numbers · 14

14 of 14 ● NTSB events on file · orange tails have Atlas pages · Look up queries the live FAA registry (owner, address, last airworthiness)
N-number St Year NTSB FAA
N24502 SD 1939 ● Look up ↗
N24637 CA — · Look up ↗
N24777 FL 1939 · Look up ↗
N25876 MN 1939 · Look up ↗
N26769 WA 1940 ● Look up ↗
N27065 TX 1940 · Look up ↗
N27967 ME 1940 · Look up ↗
N3083X WA — · Look up ↗
N31085 PA — · Look up ↗
N35081 NY — · Look up ↗
N38345 SC — · Look up ↗
N40827 WI 1941 · Look up ↗
N511ZK DE 1946 · Look up ↗
N85DF MO 1939 · Look up ↗

Source — FAA Aircraft Registry

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