# N98571: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 1970-06-17

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: June 17, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510)
- Serial number: 18790
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: October 26, 1965
- Mode S code: ADC11E
- Owner when cancelled: [Vidos Melvin J](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/VIDOS%20MELVIN%20J)
- Location: [Morgan City, LA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/LA/Morgan%20City)
- Owner type: Individual
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98571
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98571
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98571-1970-06-17

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 FTW67A0039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW67A0039), Sep 23, 1966: Piper J-3 (N98571), Kaplan, LA, destroyed, 1 fatal
- [NTSB UNK64X2060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X2060), May 31, 1964: Piper J3 (N98571), Abbeville, LA, substantial damage

## Other aircraft with N98571

- [Cancelled (date not recorded)](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98571-undated): Cessna 172P, S/N 17276311. N-number assigned, not yet registered

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