# N27984: 1940 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2009-10-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 14, 2009
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Serial number: 4491
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: February 9, 1970
- Last registry action: January 14, 1977
- Mode S code: A2CB78
- Owner when cancelled: [Lippert Orville L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/LIPPERT%20ORVILLE%20L)
- Location: [Riverdale, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Riverdale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.4000° N, 84.8408° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 48877, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27984
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=27984
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27984-2009-10-14

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 NYC67F0679](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0679), Apr 28, 1967: Piper J3C-65 (N27984), Friedens, PA, substantial damage

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