# N8726R: Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2025-02-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 15, 2025
- Status when cancelled: Sale reported, canceled
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-252](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-252) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17314
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 26, 1964
- Last registry action: May 15, 2024
- Mode S code: AC00FE
- Location: [Helena, AR](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AR/Helena)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 34.4425° N, 90.6626° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 72342, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8726R
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=8726R
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8726R-2025-02-15

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 ANC89LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC89LA135), Aug 5, 1989: Piper J3C-65 (N8726R), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND INADVERTENTLY ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP.

## 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 19890804030379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890804030379A), Aug 4, 1989: Piper J3C65 (N8726R), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Lost control and ground looped landing at a closed unmaintained airstrip.

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