# N3128M: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 15758
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 9, 1952
- Certificate issued: July 13, 2016
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A351BB
- Registered owner: [Zahler Mitchell J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ZAHLER%20MITCHELL%20J)
- Location: [Stillwater, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Stillwater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 45.0785° N, 92.8424° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55082, 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=3128M
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3128M

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 FTW92FA165](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92FA165), Jun 20, 1992: Piper J3C-65 (N3128M), Addison, TX, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE LEFT ELEVATOR ASSEMBLY DUE TO CORROSION.

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19920620021389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920620021389A), Jun 20, 1992: Piper J3C65 (N3128M), Dallas, TX, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Coroded elevator tube extending outboard of bellcrank failed. Aircraft not ready for flight. Needed annual.

## 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 N3128M

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N3128M before.

- [Cancelled 1972-02-03](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3128M-1972-02-03): Piper PA-12, S/N 12-1832. Owner: [Hylan Ray School Of Aero Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HYLAN%20RAY%20SCHOOL%20OF%20AERO%20INC), [Henrietta, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Henrietta)

## Related

- Other Piper J3C-65 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65/aircraft.md

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