# N88025: 1961 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2011-06-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 29, 2011
- Status when cancelled: First renewal notice
- 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: 15645
- Year built: 1961
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 11, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 12, 2006
- Last registry action: May 19, 2009
- Mode S code: AC2091
- Owners when cancelled: [Whaley Clayton L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/WHALEY%20CLAYTON%20L), [Means Walter A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/MEANS%20WALTER%20A)
- Location: [South Charleston, WV](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WV/South%20Charleston)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 38.3186° N, 81.7743° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 25309, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88025
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88025
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88025-2011-06-29

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

## 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 ERA09CA390](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA390), Jul 8, 2009: Piper J3C (N88025), South Charleston, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control during the attempted go-around.

## Other aircraft with N88025

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88025): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23216

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