# N87946: 1966 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2013-05-15

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 15, 2013
- 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: 15564
- Year built: 1966
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Experimental, research and development, market survey
- Airworthiness date: December 9, 1993
- Certificate issued: May 21, 1990
- Last registry action: June 16, 1999
- Mode S code: AC1AC8
- Owners when cancelled: [Nelsen K C Ted Jr](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSEN%20K%20C%20TED%20JR), [Nelsen Diana K](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/NELSEN%20DIANA%20K)
- Location: [Columbus, NE](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/NE/Columbus)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 41.4522° N, 97.3948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 68601, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87946
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87946
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87946-2013-05-15

From the FAA registry file of October 31, 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

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