# N70542: Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 1971-02-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 5, 1971
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 17551
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: January 11, 1960
- Mode S code: A96A20
- Owner when cancelled: [Smelzer Bob & Walter Schmidt](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMELZER%20BOB%20%26%20WALTER%20SCHMIDT)
- Location: [Sioux Falls, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Sioux%20Falls)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70542
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=70542
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70542-1971-02-05

From the FAA registry file of November 3, 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 MKC66D0433](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0433), Feb 13, 1966: Piper J-3 (N70542), Bijou Hills, SD, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N70542

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70542): Cessna L-19A, S/N 21231
- [Cancelled 2000-07-14](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N70542-2000-07-14): Mcdonnell Douglas DC-9-32, S/N 47535. Exported to Venezuela. Owner: [Aeroturbine Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/AEROTURBINE%20INC), [Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/Miami)

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