# N87939: Piper J-3C

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J-3C](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3c) (registry code 7100503, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 15557
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Certificate issued: August 3, 2010
- Expires: January 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AC1AA8
- Registered owner: [Aerial Banners North Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AERIAL%20BANNERS%20NORTH%20INC)
- Location: [Pembroke Pines, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Pembroke%20Pines)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 25.9885° N, 80.2125° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33023, 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=87939
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87939

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 J-3C)

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 MIA77DLD12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77DLD12), Nov 1, 1976: Piper J-3 (N87939), Venice, FL, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (3)

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 19840408039539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840408039539I), Apr 8, 1984: Piper J3C* (N87939), Sarasota, FL, Minor damage. Collided with parked aircraft while trying to turn aircraft at the gas pump. Pilots foot slipped off the brake.
- [Incident 19811228087289I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811228087289I), Dec 28, 1981: Piper J3C* (N87939), Bradenton, FL, Minor damage. Za lost power, dropped banner, hit fence landing. Internal explosion made hole in muffler. Exhaust burned harness.
- [Accident 19761101034749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761101034749A), Nov 1, 1976: Piper L4B (N87939), Venice, FL, Substantial damage. Fuel header tank installed below level of carburetor causing fuel starvation in glide attitude.

## 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 J-3C aircraft: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3c/aircraft.md

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