# N70108: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2017-10-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 6, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Serial number: 17082
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date: April 6, 1967
- Certificate issued: March 14, 2007
- Last registry action: March 31, 2011
- Mode S code: A95ABE
- Owner when cancelled: [Robinson Thomas W Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ROBINSON%20THOMAS%20W%20JR)
- Location: [Houston, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Houston)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 29.7671° N, 95.5056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 77024, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70108
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70108
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70108-2017-10-06

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 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 CEN12FA616](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12FA616), Sep 8, 2012: Piper J3C-65 (N70108), Kingsland, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain adequate airspeed following a partial loss of engine power resulting from an engine intake valve that became stuck open. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s…
- [NTSB FTW82FPD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPD10), Apr 25, 1982: Piper J3C-65 (N70108), Grand Prairie, TX, 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 20120908022159A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120908022159A), Sep 8, 2012: Piper J3C-65 (N70108), Kingsland, TX, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Shortly after takeoff aircraft was observed in a nose high attitude approximatly 200 feet above runway then spiraled at a high rate of speed impacting ground…
- [Accident 19820425011969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425011969A), Apr 25, 1982: Piper J3 (N70108), Arlington, TX, Substantial damage. Right wing collided with rotating prop of another aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Other aircraft static run up.

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