# N3612N: Piper J-3, registration cancelled 1972-01-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 26, 1972
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (registry code 7100502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 660](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22863
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1970
- Mode S code: A412AE
- Owner when cancelled: [Cox Lee D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COX%20LEE%20D)
- Location: [Florence, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Florence)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3612N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3612N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3612N-1972-01-26

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 J-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3.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 MIA72DKJ16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DKJ16), Aug 13, 1971: Piper J-3 (N3612N), Courtland, AL, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N3612N

- [Cancelled 2019-11-29](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3612N-2019-11-29): Balloon Works FIREFLY 7, S/N F7-035, built 1983. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Parrish Alexander](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PARRISH%20ALEXANDER), [Wyoming, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Wyoming)
- [Cancelled 1980-12-19](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3612N-1980-12-19): Aerospatiale SA-365-C1, S/N 5056, built 1979. Exported to France. Owner: [Aerospatiale Helicopter Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROSPATIALE%20HELICOPTER%20CORP), [Grand Prairie, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Grand%20Prairie)

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