# N40770: 1941 Piper J3F-65, registration cancelled 2002-08-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 28, 2002
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3F-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-65) (registry code 7100536)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-692](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-692), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7484
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 23, 1956
- Certificate issued: August 28, 2000
- Last registry action: August 28, 2000
- Mode S code: A4CA08
- Owner when cancelled: [Robinson Richard Ray](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20RICHARD%20RAY)
- Location: [Parker, AZ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AZ/Parker)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.9114° N, 114.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 85344, within about 17 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40770
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40770
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40770-2002-08-28

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 J3F-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3f-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 LAX02FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02FA120), Mar 30, 2002: Piper J3F-65 (N40770), Parker, AZ, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The failure of the student to attain and maintain an adequate airspeed following liftoff, which resulted in a stall/mush condition. Also causal was the certified flight instructor's inadequate…

## 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 20020330004949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020330004949A), Mar 30, 2002: Piper J3F65 (N40770), Parker, AZ, No damage, 1 fatal. (.19) On March 30, 2002, at 1600 mountain standard time, a Piper J3F-65, N40770, failed to gain altitude and dragged a wing in the takeoff initial climb from…

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