# N38762: 1941 Piper J3L-65, registration cancelled 2017-02-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 23, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-698](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-698), [TCDS TC 210](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/TC%20210) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7239
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: March 13, 1956
- Certificate issued: March 27, 1990
- Last registry action: May 20, 2008
- Mode S code: A47890
- Owner when cancelled: [Neal Craig D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NEAL%20CRAIG%20D)
- Location: [Verndale, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Verndale)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.4630° N, 94.9362° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 56481, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N38762
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=38762
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N38762-2017-02-23

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 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 ANC78DAH06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DAH06), Aug 14, 1978: Piper PA-18 (N38762), Farewell, AK, substantial damage

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