# N42978: Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 1967-12-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 12, 1967
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 15337
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Mode S code: A5207C
- Owner when cancelled: [Salleys Flying School Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SALLEYS%20FLYING%20SCHOOL%20INC)
- Location: [Wheeling, IL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/IL/Wheeling)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42978
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42978
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42978-1967-12-12

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 CHI68F0391](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0391), Jul 9, 1967: Piper J3C-65 (N42978), Wheeling, IL, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other aircraft with N42978

- [Cancelled 2011-06-13](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42978-2011-06-13): Bell 407, S/N 53241. Assigned (import), pending cancellation
- [Cancelled 1992-11-30](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42978-1992-11-30): Piper PA-28RT-201T, S/N 28R8331031. Exported to Netherlands. Owner: [Interia International Ltd](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/INTERIA%20INTERNATIONAL%20LTD), [Mineral Wells, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mineral%20Wells)

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