# N42128: 1945 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2015-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2015
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 14354
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 11, 1955
- Certificate issued: February 16, 1988
- Last registry action: April 26, 2007
- Mode S code: A50215
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcguire Thomas E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGUIRE%20THOMAS%20E), [Sneith Larry D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SNEITH%20LARRY%20D)
- Location: [Anchorage, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Anchorage)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anchorage, AK, within about 23 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42128
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42128
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42128-2015-04-30

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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 (2)

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 ANC87LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87LA145), Sep 2, 1987: Piper J3C-65 (N42128), Kahlitna Glac, AK, substantial damage
- [NTSB UNK64X3584](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3584), Aug 25, 1964: Piper J3C (N42128), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

## 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 19870902056359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870902056359A), Sep 2, 1987: Piper STCJ3 (N42128), Kahlitna Glacie, AK, Substantial damage. The float equipped aircraft dragged a wing during a downwind lake landing. Pilot was returning due to rough engine.

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