# N32648: 1940 Piper J3L-65, registration cancelled 2020-10-03

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 3, 2020
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-698](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-698), [TCDS TC 210](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5517
- Year built: 1940
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: June 9, 2011
- Last registry action: May 12, 2017
- Mode S code: A3879F
- Owners when cancelled: [Soare Malcolm A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOARE%20MALCOLM%20A), [Soare Roberta M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SOARE%20ROBERTA%20M)
- Location: [Fort Peck, MT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MT/Fort%20Peck)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 47.9128° N, 106.2069° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 59223, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N32648
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=32648
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N32648-2020-10-03

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 DEN78FTE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE17), Dec 4, 1977: Piper J3 (N32648), Greeley, CO, destroyed

## 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 19771204038109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771204038109A), Dec 4, 1977: Piper J3L65 (N32648), Greeley, CO, Destroyed. Dirt and debris found in gascolator.

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