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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N38471

N38471 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J3C-65. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 18, 2018. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

Piper J3C-65 cancelled January 18, 2018

Serial number
7043
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
—
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
January 24, 2007
Last FAA action
January 19, 2010
Last owner
Hoppner Theodore D (Co-owned)
Fairbanks, AK
Airworthiness
None on file

NTSB accident and incident record under N38471

ANC85LA127Accident on July 6, 1985 at Tyrone Creek, AK: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper J-3 · serial 7043

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