# N87715: Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2022-11-05

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: November 5, 2022
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15373
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 30, 1958
- Certificate issued: July 9, 2019
- Last registry action: July 9, 2019
- Mode S code: AC12F0
- Owner when cancelled: [Norman Royce K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NORMAN%20ROYCE%20K)
- Location: [La Feria, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/La%20Feria)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 26.1457° N, 97.8257° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 78559, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87715
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87715
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87715-2022-11-05

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 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 CEN21LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA040), Nov 3, 2020: Piper J3C (N87715), Weslaco, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot of N87715 inadvertently allowed his airplane to drift right of the runway during the climb after a touch-and-go landing, and the pilot of N6463H did not maintain adequate separation from…

## FAA accident and incident reports (2)

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 20201103021802A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201103021802A), Nov 3, 2020: Piper J3C-65 (N87715), Weslaco, TX, Substantial damage. Student pilot took off from runway 14 on his third touch and go. He became focused on the instrumentation and allowed the aircraft to drift to the right (west)…
- [Incident 19821009066209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821009066209I), Oct 9, 1982: Piper J3C65 (N87715), Harlingen, TX, Minor damage. At airshow engine quit and pilot stalled aircraft at an altitude of 15 feet, fuel outlet uncovered due to low fuel.

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