# N78438: 1947 Piper J3C-65S, registration cancelled 2005-02-08

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 8, 2005
- Status when cancelled: Registration revoked
- 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: 23179
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Certificate issued: November 24, 1975
- Last registry action: April 30, 1977
- Mode S code: AAA244
- Owner when cancelled: [Merola Rosa M](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEROLA%20ROSA%20M)
- Location: [N Miami, FL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/FL/N%20Miami)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 25.8935° N, 80.1833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 33161, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78438
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78438-2005-02-08

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-65S: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65s.md

## Other aircraft with N78438

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78438): Boeing 737-924ER, S/N 33533, built 2009

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