# N88387: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2004-06-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 29, 2004
- Status when cancelled: Triennial form not returned
- 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: 16005
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: April 9, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 2, 2001
- Last registry action: April 20, 2004
- Mode S code: AC2C8A
- Owner when cancelled: [Taylor William E](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/TAYLOR%20WILLIAM%20E)
- Location: [North Attleboro, MA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/MA/North%20Attleboro)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 41.9834° N, 71.3328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of North Attleboro, MA, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88387
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=88387
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N88387-2004-06-29

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 NYC03LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA078), Apr 2, 2003: Piper J3C-65 (N88387), Taunton, MA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds, and his failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in the inadvertent stall. A factor in the accident was the tailwind.

## 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 20030402004069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030402004069A), Apr 2, 2003: Piper J3C65 (N88387), Taunton, MA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot stated he had flown the pattern a couple times at tauton upon landing runway 30 the wind shifted and picked up the tail, and the aircraft veered to…

## Other aircraft with N88387

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88387): Zipline International P2 ZIP, S/N 18736P23655

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