# N44778: 1958 Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 4700
- Year built: 1958
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: October 27, 1958
- Certificate issued: June 24, 2025
- Expires: June 30, 2032
- Mode S code: A5680C
- Registered owner: [Kittiwake LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KITTIWAKE%20LLC)
- Location: [Helena, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Helena)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 46.5307° N, 112.1994° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59601, 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=44778
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N44778

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 ANC06CA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06CA061), May 23, 2006: Piper J-3 (N44778), Hollywood, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the instructional flight during the landing roll in crosswind conditions, which resulted in a collision with a runway sign. Factors contributing to…

## 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 20060523018419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060523018419A), May 23, 2006: Piper J3C65 (N44778), Hollywood, FL, Minor damage. (-23) While on runway 36 and after cross wind landing and take off training, aircraft went off right side of runway due to a gust of wind. Aircraft struck…

## 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 N44778

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N44778 before.

- [Cancelled 1974-08-12](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N44778-1974-08-12): Naval Aircraft Factory N3N-3, S/N 2760, built 1943. Owner: [Moyer G H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MOYER%20G%20H), [Coolidge, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Coolidge)

## Related

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

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