# N38471: Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2018-01-18

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 18, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 7043
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 24, 2007
- Last registry action: January 19, 2010
- Mode S code: A46D8D
- Owners when cancelled: [Hoppner Theodore D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPPNER%20THEODORE%20D), [Hoppner Gina M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOPPNER%20GINA%20M)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 65.1550° N, 146.2526° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99707, within about 9 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38471
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38471
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38471-2018-01-18

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 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 ANC85LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85LA127), Jul 6, 1985: Piper J-3 (N38471), Tyrone Creek, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19850706030299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850706030299A), Jul 6, 1985: Piper J3C65 (N38471), Tyone Creek, AK, Substantial damage. Flipped over in water after delaying go around from attempted landing on a gravel bar.

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