# N81BF: Piper J3L-65, registration cancelled 2017-04-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 7, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3L-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-65) (registry code 7100546)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A-698](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A-698) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 6084
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 14, 2010
- Last registry action: May 14, 2010
- Mode S code: AB0722
- Owner when cancelled: [Tri Star Aviation Services Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TRI%20STAR%20AVIATION%20SERVICES%20INC)
- Location: [Wilmington, DE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/DE/Wilmington)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 39.8187° N, 75.5062° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 19810, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81BF
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=81BF
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N81BF-2017-04-07

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 J3L-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3l-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 CEN11FA505](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11FA505), Jul 25, 2011: Piper J3L-65 (N81BF), Van Dyne, WI, substantial damage, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain airplane control while maneuvering for reasons that could not be determined from the available evidence.

## 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 20110725014779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110725014779A), Jul 25, 2011: Piper J3L-65 (N81BF), Van Dyne, WI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On July 25, 2003, at 1646Z, a Piper model J3L-65, N81BF, while flying at low altitude over lake winnebago, WI, crashed into the lake approximately 10 miles…

## Other aircraft with N81BF

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81BF): Diamond Aircraft Ind DA20-C1, S/N C0775, built 2024

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