# N38685: 1941 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2022-01-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 8, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7193
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1978
- Certificate issued: October 30, 1990
- Last registry action: July 20, 2018
- Mode S code: A47522
- Owners when cancelled: [Miller Robert L III DBA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20ROBERT%20L%20III%20DBA), [Miller Aviation](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MILLER%20AVIATION)
- Location: [Kittrell, NC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NC/Kittrell)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1800° N, 78.4351° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 27544, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38685
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38685
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38685-2022-01-08

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 ATL85LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA001), Oct 3, 1984: Piper J3C-65 (N38685), Milledgeville, GA, 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 19841003053499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841003053499A), Oct 3, 1984: Piper J3C65 (N38685), Milledgeville, GA, Substantial damage. Unable to land at destination or obtain fuel at alternate. Took off, ran out of fuel. Nosed overr in plowed field.

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