# N38541: 1941 Piper J3L-65, registration cancelled 2013-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546)
- Engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-698](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-698), [TCDS E-253](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-253) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7109
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 13, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 13, 1976
- Last registry action: June 12, 1998
- Mode S code: A470DB
- Owner when cancelled: [Schwartz Frank A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SCHWARTZ%20FRANK%20A)
- Location: [Plumsteadville, PA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/PA/Plumsteadville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 40.3846° N, 75.1393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plumsteadville, PA, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38541
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38541
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38541-2013-03-07

From the FAA registry file of October 28, 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 NYC67F0051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0051), May 29, 1966: Piper J3C-65 (N38541), Pennington, NJ, substantial damage

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