# N88340: Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Serial number: 15958
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: October 1, 1956
- Certificate issued: October 22, 2015
- Expires: October 31, 2028
- Mode S code: AC2BF7
- Registered owner: [Ward Clinton M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WARD%20CLINTON%20M)
- Location: [Vinita, OK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OK/Vinita)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.6775° N, 95.2426° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 74301, within about 11 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88340
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88340

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 (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 NYC00LA110](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC00LA110), Mar 26, 2000: Piper J3C-65 (N88340), Waynesburg, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The private pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and the flight instructor's delay in remedial action. A factor in the accident was the gusting wind conditions.

## 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 20020712020379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020712020379I), Jul 12, 2002: Piper J3C65 (N88340), Waynesburg, PA, Minor damage. (-23) Student was practicing landings, felt aircraft fall to the right, applied opposite aileron. Runway alignment was maintained, aircraft had no further…
- [Incident 20010614016079I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614016079I), Jun 14, 2001: Piper J3C65 (N88340), Smithfield, PA, Minor damage. (-23) This narrative was developed through an on scene interview of the pilot by personnel of the allegheny FSDO. The pilot stated she left the greene county…
- [Accident 20000326043809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000326043809A), Mar 26, 2000: Piper J3C65 (N88340), Waynesburg, PA, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 26, 2000 Piper J3-C65, N88340 sustained damage during landing at Waynesburg pa. (Way). John r. lovingood CFI 1401891 was instructing a private…

## 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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