# N87873: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2017-10-31

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: October 31, 2017
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-205](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-205) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 15491
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: June 28, 1956
- Certificate issued: June 3, 2008
- Last registry action: July 27, 2011
- Mode S code: AC1777
- Owner when cancelled: [Vanderboegh Steven R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VANDERBOEGH%20STEVEN%20R)
- Location: [Twin Lake, MI](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MI/Twin%20Lake)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 43.3515° N, 86.1452° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 49457, within about 5 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87873
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87873
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87873-2017-10-31

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 J3C-65: https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65.md

## Service difficulty reports (2)

Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.

- [SDR 96ZZZX177](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX177), Oct 26, 1995: COIL. CRACKED. WHILE DETERMINING C/W TELEDYNE AD 94-01-03R2, FOUND RIGHT MAGNETO TO HAVE AN UNAIRWORTHY COIL. UPON REMOVAL, COIL WAS FOUND CRACKED IN TWO PLACES ORIGINATING FR
- [SDR 96ZZZX172](https://openairdocs.org/sdr/96ZZZX172), Oct 26, 1995: CABLE ASSY. WRONG LENGTH. WITH RUDDER PEDAL IN NEUTRAL POSITION, RUDDER WAS AT ALMOST FULL LEFT DEFLECTION. UPON INVESTIGATION, FOUND THAT RUDDER CABLES HAD BEEN REPLACED AND WERE OF DIF

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