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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N21811

N21811 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J3C-65 built in 1938. The FAA cancelled the registration on August 10, 2012. The last status on file was "sale reported, canceled".

Piper J3C-65 cancelled August 10, 2012

Serial number
2587
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1938
Last status
Sale reported, canceled
Certificate issued
—
Last FAA action
June 10, 2005
Last owner
Sale Reported (Individual)
Rockford, IL
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N21811

ERA24LA346Accident on August 16, 2024 at Mooresburg, TN: fatal, substantial damage (1 fatal).

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper J3 · serial 2587

The pilot’s intentional flight into a building as an act of suicide.

A tail number passes between aircraft over the years; match the serial number on the NTSB record against the airframe above. Source: NTSB aviation accident database, records through September 30, 2026.

Source: FAA Civil Aviation Registry, Releasable Aircraft Database, October 2, 2026. See this number on the FAA site