# N3278N: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 1956-05-25

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 25, 1956
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 22473
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: September 9, 1953
- Mode S code: A38BCE
- Owner when cancelled: [Miller James M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20JAMES%20M)
- Location: [Plainview, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Plainview)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3278N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3278N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278N-1956-05-25

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 J3C-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65.md

## Other aircraft with N3278N

- [Cancelled 2009-02-20](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278N-2009-02-20): Hawker Beechcraft G58, S/N TH-2249. Exported to Brazil. Owner: [Wells Fargo Bank Northwest Na Trustee](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WELLS%20FARGO%20BANK%20NORTHWEST%20NA%20TRUSTEE), [Salt Lake City, UT](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/UT/Salt%20Lake%20City)
- [Cancelled 2004-05-17](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278N-2004-05-17): Bise Cecil J TEAM HIMAX 1700R, S/N 296, built 1996. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Bise Cecil J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BISE%20CECIL%20J), [Meadowview, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Meadowview)
- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3278N-undated): Smithhart Wally ULTRALITE WIZARD-T38, S/N 9291. Triennial form not returned

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