# N3223N: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2003-02-19

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 19, 2003
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22415
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 22, 1956
- Certificate issued: December 3, 1999
- Last registry action: December 17, 2002
- Mode S code: A3788C
- Owner when cancelled: [Bertke Michael L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BERTKE%20MICHAEL%20L)
- Location: [Troy, OH](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/OH/Troy)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.0330° N, 84.1956° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 45373, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3223N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3223N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3223N-2003-02-19

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 CHI99FA343](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99FA343), Sep 16, 1999: Piper J-3 (N3223N), Brookville, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: the stall/spin encountered by the pilot. A factor was the intentional slow flight.

## 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 19990916032299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990916032299A), Sep 16, 1999: Piper J3 (N3223N), Brookville, OH, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (.19) On September 16, 1999, at 0846 eastern daylight time, a Piper J-3, N3223N, piloted by a private pilot, was destroyed on impact with level terrain and a…

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