# N98760: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2018-02-12

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: February 12, 2018
- 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: 18991
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 10, 1956
- Certificate issued: September 13, 2012
- Last registry action: September 13, 2012
- Mode S code: ADC868
- Owner when cancelled: [High Mountain Aircraft LLC](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/HIGH%20MOUNTAIN%20AIRCRAFT%20LLC)
- Location: [Madera, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Madera)
- Owner type: Corporation
- Owner's area on the map: 36.9849° N, 119.8775° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at the center of ZIP code 93636, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98760
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98760
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98760-2018-02-12

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 (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 ATL85LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LA125), Mar 31, 1985: Piper J-3C-65 (N98760), Blairsville, GA, 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 19850331010309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850331010309A), Mar 31, 1985: Piper J3C65 (N98760), Blairsville, GA, Substantial damage. Stalled during low altitude turn to downwind after takeoff, struck the ground and bounced into trees.

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