# N88240: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2018-03-07

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 7, 2018
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005)
- Serial number: 15857
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 14, 1958
- Certificate issued: December 22, 1983
- Last registry action: June 26, 2013
- Mode S code: AC2840
- Owner when cancelled: [Cartrite Kerry G](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/CARTRITE%20KERRY%20G)
- Location: [Sunray, TX](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/TX/Sunray)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 36.1252° N, 101.7842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 79086, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88240
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88240-2018-03-07

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 (2)

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 DEN74DQA20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74DQA20), Oct 14, 1973: Piper J-3 (N88240), Stead, NM, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN65D0074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN65D0074), Apr 10, 1965: Piper J-3C (N88240), Taos, NM, substantial damage

## 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 19731014033869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731014033869A), Oct 14, 1973: Piper J3C65 (N88240), Stead, NM, Substantial damage. Low pass to read sign post,then looked at road map. Acft hit fence.

## Other aircraft with N88240

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88240): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23826

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