# N6716H: 1946 Piper J3C-65S, registration cancelled 2013-05-01

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 1, 2013
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65S](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65s) (registry code 7100526)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-691](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-691), [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 19930
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1959
- Certificate issued: June 14, 1990
- Last registry action: September 16, 2008
- Mode S code: A8E2A1
- Owner when cancelled: [F And S Sales Corp](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/F%20AND%20S%20SALES%20CORP)
- Location: [Elberem, NJ](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NJ/Elberem)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 40.2954° N, 73.9899° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 07740, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6716H
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=6716H
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6716H-2013-05-01

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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-65S: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65s.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 MIA85FA122](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA85FA122), Mar 16, 1985: Piper J3C-85 (N6716H), Winter Haven, FL, minor damage, 1 fatal
- [NTSB MIA79FLD87](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLD87), Aug 27, 1979: Piper J3C (N6716H), Aurburndale, FL, destroyed

## 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 19850316009759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850316009759A), Mar 16, 1985: Piper J3C65S (N6716H), Winter Haven, FL, Minor damage, 1 fatal. During water taxi aircraft float struck small boat killing occupant. Aircraft was being taxied on the step.
- [Accident 19790827031079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790827031079A), Aug 27, 1979: Piper J3C65S (N6716H), Auburndale, FL, Destroyed. Rt wing rear lift strut clevis failed in flight due to a fatigue crack.

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