# N40962: 1941 Piper J3L-65, registration cancelled 1971-01-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 4, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-698](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-698) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 7631
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: March 17, 1960
- Mode S code: A4D155
- Owner when cancelled: [Holcomb Harry S](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HOLCOMB%20HARRY%20S)
- Location: [Excelsion, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Excelsion)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N40962
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=40962
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40962-1971-01-04

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 MKC66F0273](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0273-201566), Oct 4, 1965: Piper J3L-S (N40962), Excelsior, MN, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N40962

- [Cancelled 2007-06-25](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40962-2007-06-25): Raven Industries RALLY RX7, S/N RX7-320, built 1983. Triennial form not returned. Owner: [Strickler Gayle V](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/STRICKLER%20GAYLE%20V), [Marshalltown, IA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IA/Marshalltown)

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