# N42979: Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 1968-06-14

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 14, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 15338
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 6, 1967
- Mode S code: A5207D
- Owner when cancelled: [Wait Donald J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WAIT%20DONALD%20J)
- Location: [Sioux Falls, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Sioux%20Falls)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42979
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=42979
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N42979-1968-06-14

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 MKC68A0046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0046), Jan 14, 1968: Piper J-3 (N42979), Viborg, SD, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other aircraft with N42979

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N42979): Piper PA-32R-301T, S/N 32R-8329021, built 1983

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