# N78523: 1947 Piper J-3, registration cancelled 1959-05-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 12, 1959
- Exported to: Mexico
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J-3](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3) (registry code 7100502)
- Data sheets: [TCDS ATC 660](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/ATC%20660) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 22815
- Year built: 1947
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: February 28, 1955
- Mode S code: AAA5D3
- Owner when cancelled: [Blackwell C W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/BLACKWELL%20C%20W)
- Location: [San Benito, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/San%20Benito)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78523
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=78523
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N78523-1959-05-12

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 J-3: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j-3.md

## Other aircraft with N78523

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78523): Cessna 172K, S/N 17257653, built 1968

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