# N38721: 1941 Piper J5A, registration cancelled 2012-11-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 14, 2012
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J5A](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a) (registry code 7100702)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-725](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-725) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 5-1076
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 19, 1957
- Certificate issued: August 25, 1987
- Last registry action: July 15, 2008
- Mode S code: A47803
- Owner when cancelled: [Jenkins Joe F](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/JENKINS%20JOE%20F)
- Location: [Vidor, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Vidor)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.1779° N, 94.0182° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77662, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38721
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38721
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38721-2012-11-14

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 J5A: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j5a.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 CHI76DEG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEG07), Nov 2, 1975: Piper J5A (N38721), Batavia, OH, 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 19751102036569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751102036569A), Nov 2, 1975: Piper J5A (N38721), Batavia, OH, Substantial damage. Apchg darkness,weak battery,plt un locate arpt elected off arpt lndg.

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