# N52486: 1941 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2022-06-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 4, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8425
- Year built: 1941
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1969
- Certificate issued: February 1, 2019
- Last registry action: February 1, 2019
- Mode S code: A69B59
- Owner when cancelled: [R S Holdings Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/R%20S%20HOLDINGS%20INC)
- Location: [Minnetonka, MN](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MN/Minnetonka)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9154° N, 93.4844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 55345, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52486
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=52486
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52486-2022-06-04

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 FTW72DRG86](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW72DRG86), May 13, 1972: Piper J3C-65 (N52486), Austin, TX, substantial damage

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