# N494CB: Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2014-11-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 17, 2014
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 18185
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: December 21, 1988
- Last registry action: March 17, 2009
- Mode S code: A61F28
- Owner when cancelled: [Bliss Craig R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLISS%20CRAIG%20R)
- Location: [Mount Vernon, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mount%20Vernon)
- Physical address: [Mt Vernon, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Mt%20Vernon)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 33.1764° N, 95.2099° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 75457, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N494CB
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=494CB
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N494CB-2014-11-17

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 FTW89FA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW89FA055), Feb 23, 1989: Piper J3C-65 (N494CB), Mount Vernon, TX, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE BY THE MECHANICS WHO REBUILT THE AIRPLANE, IN THAT THEY FAILED TO DETECT AND/OR CORRECT THE CORRODED LIFT STRUT WHICH RESULTED IN WING FAILURE.

## 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 19890223002429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890223002429A), Feb 23, 1989: Piper J3C65 (N494CB), Mount Vernon, TX, Destroyed, 2 fatal. Front lift strut failed in level flight. Wing folded causing crash. Had just been rebuilt and licensed day before.

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