# N42321: Piper J-3, registration cancelled 1978-01-23

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: January 23, 1978
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (registry code 7100502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 660](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 14571
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 1, 1977
- Mode S code: A5097C
- Owner when cancelled: [Mangum Harold L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MANGUM%20HAROLD%20L)
- Location: [Dallas, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Dallas)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42321
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42321
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42321-1978-01-23

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 J-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3.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 FTW78FPA02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FPA02), Oct 11, 1977: Piper J3C-65 (N42321), Terrell, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal

## 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 19771011036499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771011036499A), Oct 11, 1977: Piper J3C65 (N42321), Terrell, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Buzzed fld immediately aft tkof. Avoided pwr lines. Plt blood alcohol level 0.255 .

## Other aircraft with N42321

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42321): Richard A Olson VANS RV-4, S/N 3275, built 2018
- [Cancelled 2010-12-28](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42321-2010-12-28): Bell UH-1H, S/N 7016289. Exported to Yemen. Owner: [Bell Aerospace Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BELL%20AEROSPACE%20SERVICES%20INC), [Ozark, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Ozark)

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