# N37539: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 6659
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: August 27, 1981
- Certificate issued: April 25, 2023
- Expires: April 30, 2030
- Mode S code: A44941
- Registered owner: [Epting Robert L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/EPTING%20ROBERT%20L)
- Location: [Chapel Hill, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Chapel%20Hill)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 35.9667° N, 79.0535° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27514, 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=37539
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N37539

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 N37539.

## 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.

- [Incident 19970126002569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970126002569I), Jan 26, 1997: Piper J3C65 (N37539), La Grange, GA, Minor damage. Prop hit taxi marker taxiing to runway 13. Splintered wood prop.

## 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 N37539

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N37539 before.

- [Cancelled 1972-01-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37539-1972-01-14): Douglas DC-6, S/N 43027. Owner: [Aero Tech Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERO%20TECH%20INC), [Tucson, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Tucson)

## Related

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

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