# N92251: 1946 Piper J3C-65

- Status: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510, 2 seats)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 16707
- Year built: 1946
- Type: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 1946
- Certificate issued: February 3, 2003
- Expires: March 31, 2027
- Mode S code: ACC8B9
- Registered owner: [Blt Partners](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLT%20PARTNERS)
- Location: [Brookings, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Brookings)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 44.3162° N, 96.7944° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57006, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft is based
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=92251
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N92251

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.

### Matched by engine (Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG)

None in force.

## Information bulletins (advisory)

None matched.

## NTSB investigations

None matched to N92251.

## 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 20050915022339I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050915022339I), Sep 15, 2005: Piper J3C65 (N92251), Brookings, SD, Minor damage. (-23) On Thursday, September 15, 2005, at about 1730 CDT, the pilot began taxi for a pleasure flight. Since he was operating the controls from the back seat,…
- [Incident 19781219023379I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781219023379I), Dec 19, 1978: Piper J3 (N92251), Okaton, SD, Minor damage. Pilot landed long in a short, rough, plowed & snow-covered stubble field. Flipped over on his back.

## 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
- The Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG engine: https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng.md

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