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Deregistered · FAA record as of October 2, 2026
N38685

N38685 is not currently registered. It was last assigned to a Piper J3C-65 built in 1941. The FAA cancelled the registration on January 8, 2022. The last status on file was "registration expired, pending cancellation".

N38685 is reserved by a private party since January 8, 2022. Reservation type: Two-year hold for canceled N-numbers.

Piper J3C-65 cancelled January 8, 2022

Serial number
7193
Type
Fixed-wing, single engine · Piston (reciprocating)
Year built
1941
Last status
Registration expired, pending cancellation
Certificate issued
October 30, 1990
Last FAA action
July 20, 2018
Last owner
Miller Robert L III DBA (Individual)
Kittrell, NC
Airworthiness
Standard · Normal

NTSB accident and incident record under N38685

ATL85LA001Accident on October 3, 1984 at Milledgeville, GA: no injuries, substantial damage.

Aircraft on the NTSB record: Piper J3C-65 · serial 7193

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