# N98787: 1946 Piper J3C-65, registration cancelled 2017-04-13

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: April 13, 2017
- 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: 19027
- Year built: 1946
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Engine type: Reciprocating
- Airworthiness: Standard
- Airworthiness date: July 12, 1956
- Certificate issued: May 1, 1996
- Last registry action: March 2, 2009
- Mode S code: ADC8B5
- Owner when cancelled: [Richmond Jim R](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/RICHMOND%20JIM%20R)
- Location: [Yakima, WA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/WA/Yakima)
- Owner type: Individual
- Owner's area on the map: 46.5909° N, 120.5494° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Yakima, WA, within about 3 miles (OpenAirDocs). The owner's mailing address, not where the aircraft was based
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98787
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=98787
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N98787-2017-04-13

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 UNK64X4010](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4010), Sep 16, 1964: Piper J-3 (N98787), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage

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