# N78507: 1947 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2017-10-20

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 20, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-223](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-223) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22868
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: 4 cycle
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 10, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 24, 1984
- Last registry action: April 27, 2011
- Mode S code: AAA591
- Owners when cancelled: [University Of Alaska Fairbanks](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/UNIVERSITY%20OF%20ALASKA%20FAIRBANKS), [Tanana Val Com Col Arfrm And](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TANANA%20VAL%20COM%20COL%20ARFRM%20AND), [Prpt Dept](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/PRPT%20DEPT)
- Location: [Fairbanks, AK](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AK/Fairbanks)
- Owner type: Government
- Owner's area on the map: 64.8774° N, 148.1486° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 99709, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78507
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78507
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78507-2017-10-20

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 ANC80DAA07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA07), Feb 14, 1980: Piper J-3 (N78507), Ruby, AK, substantial damage

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19800214003279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800214003279A), Feb 14, 1980: Piper J3C65 (N78507), Ruby, AK, Substantial damage. Flying low to follow wolf tracks. Failed to out climb rising terrain. Struck tree tops.

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