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Piper J-3 · 1940 · Greenfield, IN
N30859 is a 1940 Piper J-3 (serial 5154), registered to Harter Ryan A (individual) in Greenfield, IN. Its FAA registration is recorded as v and expires January 2028; the airworthiness certificate dates from August 1977 (49 years ago). It carries a Cont Motor A&C65 SERIES engine rated at 65 hp, the engine on 34% of registered Piper J-3s. Its Mode-S transponder broadcasts the ICAO 24-bit address A34033. It is one of 104 Piper J-3 aircraft on the FAA registry. Harter Ryan A holds 4 aircraft on the registry.
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32 of the 93 registered Piper J-3 carry this engine (34%), across 17 engine variants on the type.
Source: FAA engine reference (ENGINE.txt), matched on this registration's engine code.
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