# N65886: 1943 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2013-04-30

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 30, 2013
- 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: 177
- Year built: 1943
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 5, 1958
- Certificate issued: March 5, 1970
- Last registry action: September 2, 1989
- Mode S code: A8AE01
- Owner when cancelled: [Guthery Bill](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUTHERY%20BILL)
- Location: [Arab, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Arab)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.3249° N, 86.5043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 35016, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65886
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=65886
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65886-2013-04-30

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 MIA68A0103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0103), Jun 8, 1968: Piper J3C-65 (N65886), Montgomery, AL, substantial damage, 2 fatal

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