# N42452: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 21004
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 6, 1956
- Certificate issued: April 17, 2018
- Expires: April 30, 2028
- Mode S code: A50D9D
- Registered owner: [Ps Soaring Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PS%20SOARING%20INC)
- Location: [Bellefonte, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Bellefonte)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.9312° N, 77.7591° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 16823, 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=42452
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42452

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 N42452.

## 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 20110823028899I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110823028899I), Aug 23, 2011: Piper J3C-65 (N42452), Bellefonte, PA, Minor damage. While taxiing aircraft in grass, aircraft hit a unmarked small drainage ditch with right main gear causing the right main gear to fold back and break from…

## 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 N42452

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N42452 before.

- [Cancelled 1972-12-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42452-1972-12-13): Piper J3C-65, S/N 14719, built 1945. Exported to Canada. Owner: [Commander Aviation Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COMMANDER%20AVIATION%20CORP), [Bismarck, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Bismarck)

## Related

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

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