# N57253: 1942 Piper J-3, registration cancelled 1968-08-22

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: August 22, 1968
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (registry code 7100502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 660](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 8488
- Year built: 1942
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: July 11, 1967
- Mode S code: A758FA
- Owner when cancelled: [Niccoli Joe](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NICCOLI%20JOE)
- Location: [Bakersfield, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Bakersfield)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57253
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=57253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57253-1968-08-22

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 J-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3.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 LAX68A0101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0101), May 19, 1968: Piper J-3 (N57253), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed, 4 fatal

## Other aircraft with N57253

- [Cancelled 2013-07-09](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N57253-2013-07-09): Raven S55A, S/N S55A-759, built 1981. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Page Jon](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PAGE%20JON), [Cavalier, ND](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ND/Cavalier)

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