# N42914: 1945 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2012-11-26

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 26, 2012
- 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: 15249
- Year built: 1945
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: November 4, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 5, 1976
- Last registry action: April 1, 1998
- Mode S code: A51FA6
- Owners when cancelled: [Mcginn Janice C](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MCGINN%20JANICE%20C), [Hutcheson T L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HUTCHESON%20T%20L)
- Location: [Williamson, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Williamson)
- Owner type: Partnership
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1671° N, 84.3918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 30292, within about 4 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42914
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42914
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42914-2012-11-26

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 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 ATL80FA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL80FA063), Jun 28, 1980: Piper J-3 (N42914), Williamson, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 19800628023259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800628023259A), Jun 28, 1980: Piper J3 (N42914), Williamson, GA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Aircraft was observed to be spinning just before crashing.
- [Incident 19780606044719I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780606044719I), Jun 6, 1978: Piper J3 (N42914), Williamson, GA, Minor damage. Shick cords failed causing right main landing gear to collapse.

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