# N51516: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 10155
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: February 14, 2022
- Expires: February 28, 2029
- Mode S code: A6769C
- Registered owner: [N51516 Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/N51516%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Montgomery, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Montgomery)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 32.3779° N, 86.1489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36117, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=51516
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51516

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 N51516.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N51516.

## Service difficulty reports (1)

As reported by operators and repair stations. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 98ZZZX3423](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/98ZZZX3423), Jul 13, 1998: GEAR. WORN. GEAR TEETH WORN IN MAGNETO.

## STCs that may be installed (OpenAirDocs)

None matched to this aircraft's models.

## Earlier aircraft with N51516

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N51516 before.

- [Cancelled 1990-03-02](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51516-1990-03-02): Hughes Helicopters HUGHES 369D, S/N 610998D. Exported to Sweden
- [Cancelled 1965-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51516-1965-05-20): Piper J3C-65, S/N 10218. Owner: [Shaputis John V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SHAPUTIS%20JOHN%20V), [Elkhorn, WI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WI/Elkhorn)

## Related

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

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