# N1938C: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 2633
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 25, 1956
- Certificate issued: July 16, 2026
- Expires: July 31, 2033
- Mode S code: A176C3
- Registered owner: [Herrold Dustin R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HERROLD%20DUSTIN%20R)
- Location: [Seward, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Seward)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9096° N, 97.1171° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68434, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=1938C
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1938C

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.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations (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 FTW02LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW02LA065), Nov 22, 2001: Piper J3C-65 (N1938C), Paris, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: the failure of the pilot of the other aircraft to maintain adequate visual lookout during taxi.

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [Accident 20011122037769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011122037769A), Nov 22, 2001: Piper J3C65 (N1938C), Paris, TX, No damage. (-23) On November 22, 2001, at approximately 1500 central standard time, a Piper J3-65, N1938C and a Beech BE-35C, N1837D had a ground collison on a taxiway at…
- [Incident 19880302011859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880302011859I), Mar 2, 1988: Piper J3C65 (N1938C), Concord, CA, Minor damage. Lost propeller and end of engine crankshaft during downwind portion of touch and go practice. Landed safely.

## 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-65 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65/aircraft.md

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