# N71WM: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 18392
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 9, 1959
- Certificate issued: November 15, 1995
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: A97BB4
- Registered owners: [Prince William H](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRINCE%20WILLIAM%20H), [Prince Margaret](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRINCE%20MARGARET)
- Location: [Beverly, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/Beverly)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 42.5704° N, 70.8677° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 01915, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=71WM
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71WM

From the FAA registry file of October 22, 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 N71WM.

## 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 19930729030469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930729030469I), Jul 29, 1993: Piper J3C65 (N71WM), Cornelius, NC, Minor damage. Pilot misjudged height above water doing turn on final . Left float struck water. Left float support collapsed.

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

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