# N31101: Piper J3L-65, registration cancelled 1973-07-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: July 31, 1973
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-698](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-698) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5326
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1969
- Mode S code: A34CFA
- Owner when cancelled: [Gifford William J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GIFFORD%20WILLIAM%20J)
- Location: [Staatsburg, NY](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NY/Staatsburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31101
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=31101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31101-1973-07-31

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 J3L-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-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 NYC69D0436](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69D0436), Apr 29, 1969: Piper J3L-65 (N31101), Pittsfield, MA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N31101

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31101): Nanchang China CJ-6A, S/N 2032015
- [Cancelled 1988-11-10](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31101-1988-11-10): Beech 1900C, S/N UC40. N-number assigned, not yet registered
- [Cancelled 1983-02-11](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N31101-1983-02-11): Fairchild SA227-AT, S/N AT-543. Exported to Germany. Owner: [Fairchild Aircraft Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/FAIRCHILD%20AIRCRAFT%20CORP), [San Antonio, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Antonio)

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