# N8131A: 1946 Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 16023
- Year built: 1946
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 5, 1946
- Certificate issued: June 19, 2012
- Expires: June 30, 2028
- Mode S code: AB16FD
- Registered owners: [Ketter Kevin T](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KETTER%20KEVIN%20T), [Ketter James E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KETTER%20JAMES%20E)
- Location: [West Bend, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/West%20Bend)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3895° N, 88.1530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 53095, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8131A
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8131A

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-65)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N8131A.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N8131A.

## 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.

## Earlier aircraft with N8131A

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N8131A before.

- [Cancelled 1982-09-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8131A-1982-09-12): Piper PA-34-220T, S/N 348233092. Exported to South Africa. Owner: [Globe Aero Limited Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GLOBE%20AERO%20LIMITED%20INC), [Lakeland, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Lakeland)
- [Cancelled 1980-10-24](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8131A-1980-10-24): Cessna 170B, S/N 20983. Exported to Peru. Owner: [United Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNITED%20AVIATION%20INC), [Opa Locka, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Opa%20Locka)

## Related

- Other Piper J3C-65 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65/aircraft.md
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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