# N25982: 1940 Piper J-3, registration cancelled 1965-03-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 31, 1965
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (registry code 7100502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 660](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 3935
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 12, 1964
- Mode S code: A27C78
- Owner when cancelled: [Windsor Robert Lee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WINDSOR%20ROBERT%20LEE)
- Location: [Richmond, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Richmond)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25982
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=25982
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25982-1965-03-31

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 J-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3.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 NYC65F0058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0058), Feb 27, 1965: Piper J3C-65 (N25982), New Kent, VA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N25982

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25982): Boeing 787-9, S/N 66139, built 2020
- [Cancelled 1994-09-15](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25982-1994-09-15): Piper PA-38-112, S/N 3881A0088. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Mcclendon Edward B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCCLENDON%20EDWARD%20B), [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)

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