# N3J: Thompson Gyrocopter 1, registration cancelled 1971-09-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 28, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Thompson Gyrocopter 1](https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-gyrocopter-1) (registry code 130078L)
- Serial number: A1
- Type of aircraft: Rotorcraft
- Certificate issued: August 10, 1965
- Mode S code: A31B68
- Owner when cancelled: [Wilbert Thompson B](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WILBERT%20THOMPSON%20B)
- Location: [Corpus Christi, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Corpus%20Christi)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3J
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=3J
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3J-1971-09-28

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 Thompson Gyrocopter 1: https://openairdocs.org/model/thompson-gyrocopter-1.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 FTW66A0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0026), Sep 5, 1965: Thompson B8M (N3J), Orpus Christi, TX, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N3J

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3J): Northrop F-5A, S/N 67-14905, built 1967

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