# N6474L: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 6474
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: December 31, 2020
- Expires: December 31, 2027
- Mode S code: A8822B
- Registered owner: [Souza Clifford A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOUZA%20CLIFFORD%20A)
- Location: [Pattersonville, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Pattersonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 42.8604° N, 74.1331° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 12137, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6474L
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6474L

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 N6474L.

## NTSB investigations on N6474L not matched to an aircraft (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 SEA84LA208](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA84LA208), Aug 21, 1984: Piper PA-25-235 (N6474L), Shelley, ID, destroyed

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20250715011299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250715011299I), Jul 15, 2025: Piper J3C-65 (N6474L), Berne, NY, Minor damage. Airman was operating aircraft at a low altitude over a field when the main gear began to impact grass and wrapped around left wheel. The aircraft settled into…
- [Accident 19840821042319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840821042319A), Aug 21, 1984: Piper PA25235 (N6474L), Shelley, ID, Destroyed. Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine began to run rough. Fuel tank contained auto fuel.

## 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 N6474L

The FAA can reassign an N-number once a registration is cancelled. These aircraft carried N6474L before.

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6474L-undated): Piper PA-25-235, S/N 255484. Triennial form not returned

## Related

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

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