# N74117: Piper L-4J, registration cancelled 1949-03-28

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 28, 1949
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper L-4J](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-4j) (registry code 7100520)
- Serial number: 12625
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 6, 1947
- Mode S code: A9F8DC
- Owner when cancelled: [Col Melvin C Smith](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/COL%20MELVIN%20C%20SMITH)
- Location: [Fredericksburg, VA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/VA/Fredericksburg)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N74117
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=74117
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74117-1949-03-28

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 L-4J: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-l-4j.md

## Other aircraft with N74117

- [Cancelled 2013-07-23](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N74117-2013-07-23): Schroeder Biplane LAST, S/N 1964, built 1964. Registration expired, pending cancellation. Owner: [Nelson Roy D](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSON%20ROY%20D), [Round Mountain, NV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NV/Round%20Mountain)

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