# N88185: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2013-06-27

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 27, 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: 15802
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: May 5, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 29, 1976
- Last registry action: November 19, 1988
- Mode S code: AC251A
- Owners when cancelled: [Cornell Arthur W](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORNELL%20ARTHUR%20W), [Cornell Marsa L](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CORNELL%20MARSA%20L)
- Location: [Mccall, ID](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/ID/Mccall)
- Owner type: Co-owned
- Owner's area on the map: 45.1236° N, 115.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 83638, within about 15 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88185
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88185
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88185-2013-06-27

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

## 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 SEA78FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FA060), Sep 3, 1978: Piper J3C (N88185), Mccall, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal

## FAA accident and incident reports (1)

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 19780903031939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780903031939A), Sep 3, 1978: Piper L4B (N88185), Mccall, ID, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Autopsy showed pax had heart attack. His stick grip pulled off fouying on front floorboard.

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