# N343WS: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 18086
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: June 15, 2022
- Expires: June 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A3CA78
- Registered owner: [Scherbon Scott W Sr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHERBON%20SCOTT%20W%20SR)
- Location: [Amesbury, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Amesbury)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8513° N, 70.9558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01913, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=343WS
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N343WS

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

None matched to N343WS.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N343WS.

## Service difficulty reports (2)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 2012FA0000110](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2012FA0000110), Feb 10, 2012: AXLE. CORRODED. DURING CLEANING IN PREPARATION FOR RECOVERING OF THE RT LANDING GEAR IT WAS NOTED THAT WOOD PLUG, PN 30941, WAS MISSING. SEVERE CORROSION WAS NOTICED INSIDE LOW
- [SDR 2010FA0000087](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/2010FA0000087), Feb 4, 2010: SPAR. CORRODED. SEVERE CORROSION ON LT AND RT AILERON MAIN SPARS BETWEEN SPAR AND BRACKETS. SPAR BULGES AROUND RIVETS ATTACHING THE BRACKETS TO THE SPAR. THIS CONDITION WAS FOU

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N343WS

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N343WS before.

- [Cancelled 2005-08-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N343WS-2005-08-02): Lake LA-4, S/N 343, built 1966. Exported to Switzerland. Owner: [Schulze Richard](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHULZE%20RICHARD), [Hardeeville, SC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SC/Hardeeville)

## Related

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

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