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N983421946 Piper J-3C

DeregisteredUnclaimedSource: FAA, updated Oct 16, 2026

This N-number isn't registered right now. Below is its last known registration, canceled Aug 8, 2023.

Safety record in brief:1 NTSB accident (substantial damage, Jul 2010)No ADs since 1998 matched1 service difficulty report

Registration
Deregistered
Last based in
De Witt, IA
owner city / state
Owners
1
on record
NTSB events
1
substantial, 2010
ADs may apply
0
confirm with A&P
Service reports
1
since 1995

Registration

FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 16, 2026
Last registered owner
Individual owner
City, state
De Witt, IA
Canceled
Aug 8, 2023
Airworthiness
Restricted · Aerial Advertising
Airworthiness date
Jun 30, 1977

We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Airframe & engine

FAA Registry + type data

Airframe

Manufacturer
Piper
Model
J-3C
Year
1946
Serial number
18513
Aircraft type
Fixed wing single engine
Category
Land
Certification
Type Certificated
Seats
2
Engines
1
Max takeoff weight
Up to 12,499 lb
Mode S code
ADB948

Engine

Make and model
Lycoming 0-235 Series
Type
Reciprocating
Power
115 hp

Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.

Ownership history

Ownership history from FAA records
  1. until 2023Individual ownerDe Witt, IA

Individual owners are shown by city and state only.

Safety record

NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 16, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026

NTSB events (1)

Accident · substantial damage

Jul 18, 2010 · Buckhead, GA

An in-flight encounter with a downdraft during a go-around, resulting in a collision with trees and the ground.

Damage
Substantial
Injuries
None
Report
ERA10CA366

From NTSB records; matched by serial number.Read NTSB report (search CAROL for ERA10CA366)

Accident history for this model

ADs published since 1998 that may apply (0)

These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

No ADs published since 1998 matched this airframe or engine model.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.

Service Difficulty Reports (1)

Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.

  • Stabilizers · clevis · brokenNov 1, 1995

    DURING ANNUAL INSPECTION, FOUND A BROKEN CLEVIS AT THE TOP OF THE LEFT TOP TAIL BRACE WIRE. THE SPECIAL WASHER, P/N 40131-00, WAS IN PLACE. THE BREAK WAS AT THE INSIDE BOTTOM OF CLEVIS AND HARD TO SEE DURING PRE-FLIGHT INSPECTION. SUBMITTER STATED TO REPLACE ALL WIRES WITH NEW.

    From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.

Sources

  • FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 16, 2026
  • NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
  • FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 16, 2026
  • FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026

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