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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Taylorcraft A / J-2 / J-3 / J-4 / J-5 / L-4/O-59/C-83 Grasshopper / L-18 Super Cub / L-21 Super Grasshopper / PA-11/PA-18/PA-19
    Latest Model:J-3C-65
    Construction Number:18239
    Last Civil Registration:N98083
    Compressed ID:Piper J-3C-65 cn 18239 cr N98083
    Latest Owner or Location:Tweety Bird Llc, Lewes, DE

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    Dates

    Event

    1946

    Constructed as a J-3C-65 by Piper.

    17 August 1956

    Certificate of airworthiness for N98083 (J3C-65, 18239) issued.

    By 7 October 1969

    To unknown owner with c/r N98083.

    7 October 1969

    Crashed.
    The incident occurred at Arcadia, FL, United States. The time was 1735 hours. The damage was substantial. Incident occurred at the Arcadia Airport. The flight departed from Arcadia, FL, with an unknown destination. The engine failed or malfunctioned while on final approach to land. Collided with a fence during the landing rollout. There was complete power loss in the failure of one engine. The emergency circumstances included; forced off-airport landing on land...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    11 August 1993

    To Arthur F. Lindquist, Cleveland, MO with new c/r N98083.

    14 November 2008

    To Aviation Specialties Unlimited Inc, Salinas, CA keeping c/r N98083.

    16 March 2019

    To Tweety Bird Llc, Lewes, DE keeping c/r N98083.


    Photographer: Unkown
    Notes: Advertised for sale.
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