# N23227: Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 1991-05-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 31, 1991
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 2994
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: November 5, 1979
- Last registry action: April 30, 1991
- Mode S code: A212AC
- Owner when cancelled: [Karr Jerry W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/KARR%20JERRY%20W)
- Location: [Shallowater, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Shallowater)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.7077° N, 102.0450° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79363, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23227
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=23227
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23227-1991-05-31

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Piper J3C-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65.md

## 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 MKC89FA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89FA090), Apr 14, 1989: Piper J-3 (N23227), Oak Grove, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO TAKEOFF WITH THE AIRCRAFT OVER ITS ALLOWABLE TAKEOFF WEIGHT AND OUT OF THE CENTER OF GRAVITY LIMITS.

## 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.

- [Accident 19890414010309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890414010309A), Apr 14, 1989: Piper STCJ3 (N23227), Oak Grove, MO, Substantial damage, 2 fatal. Trying to take off downwind and over gross from short tall grass strip, struck trees. No medical or biennial.

## Other aircraft with N23227

- [Cancelled 1999-05-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N23227-1999-05-20): Raytheon B300, S/N FL-206. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Raytheon Aircraft Credit Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RAYTHEON%20AIRCRAFT%20CREDIT%20CORP), [Wichita, KS](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/KS/Wichita)

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