# N28051: 1940 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 1981-12-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 23, 1981
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 4540
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 8, 1972
- Mode S code: A2D11C
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28051
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=28051
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28051-1981-12-23

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 MKC71FDM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71FDM12), Jul 16, 1970: Piper J3C-65 (N28051), Circle Pines, MN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N28051

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28051): Piper PA-28-181, S/N 2881360, built 2020

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