Piper J3L-65

0 ADs match the Piper J3L-65 airframe. Engine ADs depend on the engine installed and are listed on each aircraft page.

AI-extracted — verify against original. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.

NTSB events

19

Destroyed

1

Substantial damage

18

Minor damage

0

No damage

0

Per 1,000 aircraft per year, 2016–2025

0.6

Events are NTSB accidents and incidents matched to Piper J3L-65 airframes by serial number or N-number; counts are approximate, because older events can't always be matched. The yearly rate divides NTSB events from 2016 to 2025 by the number of registered Piper J3L-65 aircraft in each of those years. Not adjusted for hours flown: training aircraft fly far more than most.

• Jan 13, 2018Substantial damage · none injuries · Astoria, ORN35226
• Sep 5, 2013Substantial damage · none injuries · Nondalton, AKN38262
• Mar 30, 2013Substantial damage · none injuries · Daytona Beach, FLN35252
• Sep 3, 2011Substantial damage · minor injuries · Gainesville, TXN30950
• Jul 25, 2011Substantial damage · fatal injuries · Van Dyne, WI

1 report on Piper J3L-65 airframes. Each aircraft page lists its own reports.

No ADs published since 1998 match the Piper J3L-65 airframe; engine ADs depend on the engine installed. 19 NTSB events since 1982 involve Piper J3L-65 airframes; from 2016 to 2025, about 0.6 a year per 1,000 registered aircraft. Operators and repair stations filed 1 service difficulty report on Piper J3L-65 airframes since 1995. Check each aircraft's own record before you buy.

• Read the logbooks for the airframe, engine and propeller, start to finish.
• Check AD compliance records against the ADs that may apply.
• Look for damage history and Form 337 major repairs and alterations.
• Have an independent A&P or IA do a pre-buy inspection.
• Run a title search and use escrow for the payment.