# N98570: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2021-03-06

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: March 6, 2021
- 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: 18792
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: August 14, 1957
- Certificate issued: June 29, 1977
- Last registry action: December 21, 2017
- Mode S code: ADC11D
- Owner when cancelled: [Smith Robin A](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SMITH%20ROBIN%20A)
- Location: [Satsuma, AL](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/AL/Satsuma)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 30.8560° N, 88.0592° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 36572, within about 2 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98570
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98570
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98570-2021-03-06

From the FAA registry file of November 5, 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 NYC67D0674](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0674), Jun 4, 1967: Piper J-3 (N98570), Readington, NJ, substantial damage

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