# N98553: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2021-09-04

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: September 4, 2021
- Status when cancelled: Registration expired, pending cancellation
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008)
- Data sheets: [TCDS E-233](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/E-233) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 18770
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: September 4, 1955
- Certificate issued: May 4, 2018
- Last registry action: May 4, 2018
- Mode S code: ADC0DA
- Owner when cancelled: [Gumbo Aviation LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/GUMBO%20AVIATION%20LLC)
- Location: [Belle Fourche, SD](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/SD/Belle%20Fourche)
- Owner type: LLC
- Owner's area on the map: 44.9339° N, 103.8957° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 57717, within about 21 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98553
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98553
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98553-2021-09-04

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

## 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.

- [Incident 19900924054569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900924054569I), Sep 24, 1990: Piper J3C65 (N98553), Nisland, SD, Minor damage. Instructor took over to make short field landing in field. Landed short and gear sheared off in rough terrain.

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