# N38790: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 7266
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: December 30, 1958
- Certificate issued: January 10, 2013
- Expires: January 31, 2029
- Mode S code: A478F7
- Registered owner: [Kingsley Kaland W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KINGSLEY%20KALAND%20W)
- Location: [Miller, MO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MO/Miller)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 37.2337° N, 93.8433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 65707, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38790
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38790

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 SEA79FYM47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FYM47), Jul 8, 1979: Piper J-3 (N38790), Clatskanie, OR, substantial damage

## 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 19790708031779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790708031779A), Jul 8, 1979: Piper J3 (N38790), Clatskanie, OR, Substantial damage. Engine stop on climbout due to improper position of binding fuel selector. Stalled acft in attempt to return to rwy

## 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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