# N25248: Piper J3C-85

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-85](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-85) (registry code 7100525, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 7349
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 18, 1959
- Certificate issued: March 25, 2023
- Expires: March 31, 2030
- Mode S code: A261F1
- Registered owner: [Kratzman Kevin W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KRATZMAN%20KEVIN%20W)
- Location: [Fort Wayne, IN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IN/Fort%20Wayne)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.1530° N, 85.0407° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 46835, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25248
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25248

From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026. ADs below are matched by the registry's airframe and engine model codes. They may apply; each AD's applicability can narrow it by serial number, part number or installed equipment. This is not a compliance determination.

## ADs that may apply (OpenAirDocs): 0 in force

### Matched by airframe (Piper J3C-85)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N25248.

## NTSB investigations on N25248 not matched to an aircraft (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC79FHM03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FHM03), Dec 11, 1978: Cessna 152 (N25248), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N25248.

## Reports on N25248 not matched to an aircraft (1)

They name N25248, but no registry record covers the date, the aircraft registered then was built later, or the report describes another aircraft.

- [Accident 19781211040319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781211040319A), Dec 11, 1978: Cessna A150K (N25248), Morristown, NJ, Substantial damage

## Service difficulty reports

None filed for this aircraft. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Related

- Other Piper J3C-85 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-85/aircraft.md

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