# N27047: 1947 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2018-05-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 30, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999)
- Serial number: 4325
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: March 31, 1947
- Last registry action: July 21, 2017
- Mode S code: A2A980
- Location: [Martinsville, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Martinsville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 39.3142° N, 83.8042° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45146, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27047
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27047
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27047-2018-05-30

From the FAA registry file of October 29, 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 ATL86FA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86FA266), Sep 26, 1986: Piper TG8-J3C-65 (N27047), Apex, NC, destroyed, 1 fatal

## 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 19860926048939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860926048939A), Sep 26, 1986: Piper J3C65 (N27047), Apex, NC, Destroyed. The engine failed on takeoff and the aircraft hit a hangar. Pilot misused carb heat and usedc jet a fuel.

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