# N42056: 1943 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 1996-09-11

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 11, 1996
- Exported to: Canada
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 2356A
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 18, 1961
- Mode S code: A4FEC5
- Owner when cancelled: [Samsel Gaylord Kirk](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SAMSEL%20GAYLORD%20KIRK)
- Location: [Sterling, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Sterling)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42056
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42056-1996-09-11

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 J3C-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-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 SEA94FA237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94FA237), Sep 9, 1994: Piper J3C-65 (N42056), Dixon, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT AIRSPEED TO DECREASE BELOW THE STALL SPEED.

## 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 19940909026139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940909026139A), Sep 9, 1994: Piper J3C65 (N42056), Dixon, MT, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Wreckage damage indicates a flat spin to impact. Elk spotting flight. Low altitude and severe turbulence factors.

## Other aircraft with N42056

- [Cancelled 2018-03-08](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42056-2018-03-08): Navion NAVION A, S/N 4-1771. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Navion Restoration Co LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NAVION%20RESTORATION%20CO%20LLC), [Anoka, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Anoka)

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