N88631 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J3C-65S built in 1946. The FAA cancelled the registration on October 30, 2021. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".
N88631 is reserved by a private party since October 30, 2021. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.
Piper J3C-65S cancelled October 30, 2021
- Serial number
- 16260
- Type
- Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
- Year built
- 1946
- Last status
- Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Certificate issued
- July 2, 2015
- Last FAA action
- July 30, 2018
- Last owner
- Chipman Jeffrey M (Individual)
Rising Sun, IN - Airworthiness
- Standard
NTSB accident and incident record under N88631
Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper J3C-65 · serial 16260
FUEL STARVATION FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER; AND FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE AIRSPEED, WHICH RESULTED IN AN INADVERTENT STALL.
A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.
Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site