# N65DC: 1977 Piccard AX-3

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piccard AX-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-3) (registry code 7001213, 1 seats)
- Engine: [NONE](https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (registry code 00000)
- Serial number: 794
- Year built: 1977
- Type: Balloon
- Engine type: None
- Airworthiness: Experimental, racing, exhibition
- Airworthiness date: July 26, 1979
- Certificate issued: March 20, 1979
- Expires: November 30, 2029
- Mode S code: A88AAF
- Registered owner: [Lester David J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LESTER%20DAVID%20J)
- Location: [Centennial, CO](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CO/Centennial)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.5803° N, 104.9549° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 80122, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65DC
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65DC

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 (Piccard AX-3)

None in force.

### Matched by engine (NONE)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N65DC.

## FAA accident and incident reports

None matched to N65DC.

## 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 Piccard AX-3 aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/piccard-ax-3/aircraft.md
- The NONE engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/none.md

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