# N5721N: Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2007-10-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 12, 2007
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 13550
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 9, 1957
- Certificate issued: August 4, 1983
- Last registry action: August 21, 2007
- Mode S code: A7585F
- Owner when cancelled: [Hodges Charles W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HODGES%20CHARLES%20W)
- Location: [Andersonville, GA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/GA/Andersonville)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 32.1877° N, 84.1222° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 31711, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5721N
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=5721N
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5721N-2007-10-12

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 (2)

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 MIA07LA129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA07LA129), Aug 1, 2007: Piper J3C-65 (N5721N), Andersonville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to make a 180-degree turn at low altitude to return to the departure runway following a loss of engine power during takeoff-initial climb. A factor in the accident was…
- [NTSB SEA79DYM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79DYM12), Jan 28, 1979: Piper J3C-65 (N5721N), The Dalles, OR, substantial damage

## 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 20070801017749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070801017749A), Aug 1, 2007: Piper J3C65 (N5721N), Andersonville, GA, Destroyed. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was giving rides from his private grass strip to construction workers who were building his new home. The weather was in…
- [Accident 19790129001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790129001829A), Jan 29, 1979: Piper J3 (N5721N), The Dalles, OR, Substantial damage. Pilot taxied into a hole which was covered with drifted snow.

## Other aircraft with N5721N

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5721N): Keith Douglas Thomas PRECEPTOR N3 PUP, S/N 1004, built 2025

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