# N3742Z: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 6495
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal, utility
- Airworthiness date: August 28, 1980
- Certificate issued: February 14, 2003
- Expires: July 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A4455D
- Registered owner: [Baker Ranches Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BAKER%20RANCHES%20INC)
- Location: [Baker, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Baker)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.2365° N, 114.1406° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 89311, within about 16 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3742Z
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3742Z

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 DEN87FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN87FA002), Oct 9, 1986: Piper J3C-65 (N3742Z), Richey, MT, destroyed

## 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.

- [Incident 19900929048399I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900929048399I), Sep 29, 1990: Piper J3C65 (N3742Z), Richey, MT, Minor damage. Right gear fell in chug-hole while taxiing for takeoff. Severed linkage at shock strut.
- [Accident 19861008048429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19861008048429A), Oct 8, 1986: Piper J3C65 (N3742Z), Richey, MT, Destroyed. The aircraft impacted the ground during coyote hunting. Passenger blocked control stick. Aircraft over gross weight.

## 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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