# N87964: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 1974-05-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: May 17, 1974
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 15582
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: May 11, 1966
- Mode S code: AC1B0C
- Owner when cancelled: [Escott Jerry](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/ESCOTT%20JERRY)
- Location: [Faith, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Faith)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N87964
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=87964
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N87964-1974-05-17

From the FAA registry file of November 7, 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 MKC67A0023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC67A0023), Sep 14, 1966: Piper J3C-65 (N87964), Faith, SD, destroyed, 1 fatal

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